The Telstar in appearance is similar to other trimarans complete with folding amas and the limited accommodations that one comes to associate with these boats.

Trimaran telstar 28. We were heading opposite directions through a tight cut called Knapps Narrows. Before entering the narrows the Telstar folded its akas and brought the amas in tight against the main hull then proceeded to transit the narrows with little more beam than a mono-hull. The cabin space on a trimaran is generally a bit smaller than that of a comparable LOA monohull since you dont have the depth of hull since the hull is usually fairly narrow and flares to accommodate the cabinstowage is much more limited.

Hed moved the operation to Maryland by 1981 when a. The image failed to load. When a fire destroyed the molds for the Telstar trimarans in 1981 Performance Cruising founder and designer Tony Smith rebuilt his factory and started production of the Gemini catamarans.

The Telstar 28 introduced in January 2003 and dubbed the T2 by the creators is the first Telstar built by Performance Cruising since 1981. While perusing YouTube this past week I stumbled across these short videos featuring this production model. Geminis success pushed the Telstars to the.

This new trailerable sports cruiser targets the same market as the models of twenty and thirty years ago with a similar mix of features but does it in an new design. With Performance Cruisings introduction of its new trailerable trimaran competition in the foldable multihull market is going to heat up. I saw the Telstar 28 Trimaran at the Annapolis Boat Show this past October and also got to speak with Tony Smith who designed the boat.

Telstar 28s For Sale Trimarans. Last post Telstar 35 1974. Also you dont have a deep bilge to stash stuff inthe bilge on the Telstar is all of 2-3 deep.

Telstar 28 is a 84 m trimaran sailboat designed by Tony Smith and built by Performance Cruising starting in 2003. 2010 PERFORMANCE CRUISING Telstar 28 28ft Its a 28 ft trimaran with 6 ft headroom and room for six around the saloon settee. Fri Dec 15 2017 429 am.