When submerged the Antrim 30 highly rounded ama deck will shed water quickly.

Trimaran ama. Catamaran and Trimaran Boat Plans make it a reality to build your own catamaran or trimaran. In the beginning she was a bit timid with her tri. The ama offers greater resistance to the boats and unlike monohulls trimarans rarely sink.

The term ama refers to the outriggers or the two outer hulls. Based on geometry if the ama on the side to which the trimaran is turning is inside the circle it will move forwards obviously slower than the main hull if it is outside the circle it will move backwards and if on the circle it will not be moving through the water just rotating. In the UK the main hull of a trimaran is called simply the main hull or.

The brief call for an all carbon day sailing trimaran 42 x 33 feet with the ability to make crossings of the Med. Multi-hulled sailing vessels are a special class of boat. Trimarans have several advantages over monohulls.

The term ama and aka have been widely applied to modern trimarans. It really depends on the type of trimaran were considering. Ama volume volume distribution aesthetics no rules but common sense bounds.

Close-hauled with slight heeling and the windward ama side hull in the air even in heavy seas you feel safe and the boat is easily controlled. The centralised lines and halyards along with short and protected access from the cockpit to the helm contribute to this very ergonomic and secure feeling at all times. And the term aka refers to the framework or deck that connects the amas to the vaca.

Timelapse gluing amas together. A very different mind set is required when thinking about sailing a multi hull let alone getting your head around building one. The trimaran has less accommodation and is lighter than the cat but because of the wider beam it has greater maximum stabilityIt is important to note that the maximum stability of the tri occurs at around 20 degrees angle of heel while the cat has a max at about 6 degrees.