In 1969 Smith developed a then-radical method of integrating foam- sandwich coring with fiberglass and produced the inaugural Telstar which was a 26- foot folding trimaran.

Telstar trimaran interior. Only a few hulls were manufactured in the US plant the production stopped due the factory fire. Tony Smith answers the dip in the Dow with a complete makeover of his 30-year-old Telstar trimaran and the return of a very cost-effective cruiser. Mon Jun 21 2021 422 am.

A day sailing from Emsworth in Hayling Island Bay with the multi-talented Matt Ottewill musician composer animator web genius and his son Finn natural-b. Dufour 530 Boat Review. Ive had this Telstar for 15 years and am very comfortable with its seaworthiness - there were two things I did to prepare for the trip - 1.

This boat is in well maintained condition and ready to sail. There were three at least Telstar variants the original very small interior a mark2 and the mark3 which had more room and an interior tray moulding. The last were built in 1980.

Trimaran Telstar 26 complete renovation and modification project hello to everybody. The Telstar 8m was a continuation of the Telstar 26 line. Hydra is a Telstar trimaran built by Sandwich Yachts UK circa 1977 in GRP glass fibre and is one of around two hundred Telstars.

A few words about me and my boat. It was in production from 1979 to 1981 and was the last model in the early Telstar line. Money orderCashiers check Pay on pickup.

26 ft 3 in LWL length. Telstar Owners Forum Under Construction. But as Ive not personally seen the Telstar 28 system I cannot comment on it directly though certainly some of its features must parallel those of the Dragonfly.