The breeze was mild but still it made an impression to see Dave Bernsten walk away from the tiller of his 14-foot trimaran step to the bow fiddle with an adjustment then mosey back aft and resume his duties at the helm.

Weta trimaran top speed. The WR-17 is now made with a slightly altered design. The Weta trimaran is a 14 FGfoamepoxy platform with a carbon mast carbon bowsprit carbon beam tubes carbon rudder and daggerboard full battened boomless mylar mainsail mylar jib and a roller furling spinnakerscreacher. Weta Trimaran Review - Jay Winick.

The main hull of the Weta is narrow 1050mm and the wave piercing floats only 200mm which allows it to plane upwind in 10 knots of wind at around 10-12 knots speed and off the wind it does around 14-20 knots depending on the windsea state. Keep in mind that a trimaran holds the record for the fastest circumnavigation of the globe both crewed and solo. The overall weight of the boat is 200 lbs.

In HPS Chap 16 Quest for Speed p. The EP can move the Weta on calm waters with little to no wind in the 28 to 30 knot range if you have the main and jib up. The big cruising cats certainly offer sumptuous accommodations but they lumbered in the fickle 10- to 12-knot breeze that touched down and lifted off the bays green water.

Kelsall Sailing Performance KSP. That is 3 slower than a Sprint 15 and 10 slower than the old Dart 16. Everyone loves to go fast.

My sailing has been on the original model which I have owned for 10 years. And its built from lightweight high tech materials meaning a Weta is sturdy stable but light ensuring even in gentle winds this beautifully balanced and responsive boat can get some sensational speeds up. A trimaran smashed the transatlantic record less than 4 days over 40 knots average speed.

Unlike the Wayfarer you can get some amazing speeds out of them too the fastest speed recorded on a Weta is somewhere around 19kts something that the Wayfarer would only do on a. Lifes Better with a Weta. Return to Duck Cup - Stephanie Taylor.