Trimarans are therefore faster than catamarans and this difference is very significant when sailing into the wind thanks to the centering of the weight in the central hull which limits pitching.

Trimaran sailing upwind. The apparent wind being reduced by the high boat speed. I dont know any of the WindRiders and will take a look especially since Tom who owners the Astus 16. On the trimaran there was this upwind groove that youre clearly in or out of and the trim was consistent because I was alone.

Most of the boats that I hope to consider are aws boats and bring the wind forward to the extent that they tend to be sailing upwind allot of the time. And the AWA diff was pretty constant so an easy 25 degree offset tweak. Adventure Trimaran sailing upwind in 10-12 knots of wind doing 12-14 knots of boat speed.

I need actually hope to be able to sail an upwind angle of 37 AWA easily and efficiently. When sailing a trimaran is better at getting upwind than a catamaran which is more prone to drifting. For long reaching or downwind passages on the other hand a Code 0.

Roll Trim Upwind I always have the windward hull flying to reduce the surface drag. Neel also argues that trimarans are faster particularly upwind thanks to a more rigid forestay attached to centre hull and more central weight management. Trimarans the best of the three If you are interested in speed in most sailing conditions trimarans are a better answer than the other two above.

Auxiliary power is provided by a 55 hp Volvo with a Saildrive and although not as maneuverable as a cat with twin engines the NEEL 45 handles well under power. Dont expect a catamaran to move as efficiently upwind as a monohull. This configuration as per a monohull allows for a rigid forestay and good performance up-wind.

Starting to sail up wind. Now the canoe is sailing forward you can turn the canoe a little towards the wind direction Fig 3 Notice that as you do this there is a change in the sails position relative to the wind and that consequently the sail begins to flap again. Make sure jib cars are positioned for optimal performance.