This Trimaran is a relatively new built launched in 2003 while its predecessor the Telstar 26 dates back to 1970.

Folding trimaran design. The folding system uses circular aluminium main beams mounted in bearings to give the choice of horizontal vertical or inverted horizontal hinge axis orientation. Avalon 9 folding trimaran. World-acclaimed designers Morrelli Melvin are designing the Rapido.

This boat under construction PDF book on the construction of this boat. Following Joe Farinaccios publishing of an interesting paperback Small Trimarans sailornaval architect Mike Waters published a 22-page report giving a comparison table covering 20 of these boatsIt includes charts graphs photos and critical objective reporting on many of them. It is a big trailerable yacht and can be towed by a large family car.

See more pictures of this boat Drawings showing accommodation and general arrangement. The TR36 and TR42 are stock designs. See UTube videos See drawing of this boat.

The Rapido 40 trimaran will be launched in late 2020. My thought is that the upper link in a farrier design in practice is taking the lions share of the compressive loading already and it. The TF10 is an 11 m long one-design foiling trimaran designed by the famous yacht designers Morrelli Melvin.

It uses a simple hinge system for the amas so that they fold up through 180 degrees to lay side-by-side upside-down over the open cockpit. The amas for Montage came from a 16 trimaran design that I had already done and required minimal re-design to work with this boat. The other trimarans in the range are custom designs.

This remarkable model offers the benefits of the Rapido 60 but only requires a single berth in a marina. This design is for intermediate builders. Either way the two folding systems are tried and proven and one needs to look beyond just the folding system to make ones choice of the best boat for your personal needs.