The demo is called Rapido and hosts a lot of publicity to the shipyard. They were in partly to promote the but things don't seem to have turned well. From their site:
They announced a participation on the Middle Sea but did not have appeared there.
Now they are the and after having departed well they could never outsail a 65 neither many monohulls from the same size and smaller.
But it is not the worst....they are retiring and coming back to the Canary Islands On the facebook page some asked what happened but no answer.
Anybody knows what happened?
25-11-2017, 19:24
Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises
have retired quite far into the . Many more appear to be heading to Islands. The VMG's of the are super low and the still doesn't look positive for the next two days for the majority of the fleet.
26-11-2017, 06:33
Boat: Comet 41s
on the South. Lots of on the North
26-11-2017, 06:40
Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises
26-11-2017, 06:45
Boat: a sailing boat
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b.
26-11-2017, 07:30
Boat: Comet 41s
26-11-2017, 07:42
Boat: 56' Fountaine Pajot Marquises
26-11-2017, 08:11
Boat: Comet 41s
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b.
26-11-2017, 08:20
Boat: Comet 41s
26-11-2017, 08:58
Boat: Comet 41s
.
After the 97ft yacht and at about 470nm, is sailing a group with another big yacht, a 72, some 50fters and a 44ft boat: A 50, a X-562, a X 50, an Outremer 51, a Outremer 55 light, a 44p and two discovery 55.
The ARC+ continues to be the ARC passage with a bigger percentage of multihulls even if more and more chose now the ARC. On this one there are 12 cats.
26-11-2017, 10:58
their .
26-11-2017, 11:00
Boat: a sailing boat
boat, the Swedish Pogo and some others understood this. Light fast French boats most of them I think.
It was also clear that the slower boats would get either becalmed or headed on the direct regular route (go to a wpt NW off CV, then turn right).
The route via CV was also a good, if dicey, option for the boats that do not sail well. The Jongert crew understood this. Look at their track.
Those who took the mid route in anything but a stellar boat were either uninformed or naive. Still, due to wx shift some did quite well. Two strong boats are doing very well on this option. The Rapido did too!
I have clients in the pack and the conditions are OK overall. Boats that have retired have likely technical or personal issues. Can't avoid this in a 200 strong fleet. Statistically, they do better than the non ARC crowd.
Look up the Bav 32. She is doing well in spite of difficult weather. Her knows.
Simply load earlied gribs into your and have it draw options for a number of polars. You will have no reason to agree/disagree then.
Cheers, b.
26-11-2017, 11:09
Boat: a sailing boat
26-11-2017, 12:49
Boat: Comet 41s
....
26-11-2017, 15:10
Boat: a sailing boat
509 that had made about the same course and routing options.
I don't call that doing well, much less doing very well, considering the expectations the Rapido 60 shipyard had raised in what regards boat speed.
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The Rapido 40 is a high tech, all-carbon, performance cruiser with a s elf-tacking jib, c arbon spreaderless mast and an o ption for a roller furling boom.
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Safety is a big factor in our design and construction. As well as carbon-foam construction, there are multiple watertight bulkheads. The engine compartment is contained within watertight bulkheads.
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The Rapido 40 is built by Rapido Trimarans’ exclusive builder, Triac Composites .
[Caption: Rapido 40 “C" foils and “T" rudder foil. Note; “C" foils replace the need for a central daggerboard in the saloon opening up a significant amount of space.]
The asymmetric twin “C” foils give the Rapido 40 more lift than usual resulting in a significant increase in performance, both upwind and downwind. Also, the C foils eliminate the need for a central daggerboard which increases the amount of interior space. It also creates 360 degree visibility. (In the diagram above, note the “T" rudder foil in the “down" position.)
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Customers always have options in the market. We believe the Rapido 40, designed and engineered by the world’s best, Morrelli and Melvin (US based) will increasingly capture the interest of this segment because it is:
All carbon foam sandwich construction, tapered rotating wing mast (performance or standard), C foils, beams struts etc – all made from prepreg carbon and cured in our own autoclave
Easier and safer to handle with its self-tacking jib and roller furler head sails
CE-A certified for safer ocean crossings
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Offering a more functional and spacious interior (eg 360 degree views in the saloon), raised saloon (ie, it is not located down in the hull) and is finished to a high standard
[Caption: Co founder Paul Koch is 6’3" and here he stands in the saloon of the Rapido 40 which has a clearance of 6’7" (201cm).]
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Sailboat Review, Rapido 40, A sailor’s dream boat , by Mark Pillsbury, Cruising World magazine, 6 May 2024
Rapido host much anticipated launch of first Rapido 53XS , Sails magazine, 1 May 2024
Rapido 53XS – a peak speed of 24 knots during initial sea trials , by Emmanuel van Deth, Multihulls World, 19 April 2024
Rapido 53XS, the new 16m globetrotter of a trimaran , by Aldo Fumagalli, Vela magazine, 24 January 2024
First look – Rapido 53XS, a 20 knot cruiser , by Toby Hodges, Yachting World, 29 December 2023
Video. Sailing Bliss: Unveiling the Rapido 40 Trimaran – GIDDY UP!!! , by Naval Gazing at Camp David, December 2023
Video. The Rapido 53XS: Tour, review and ideas , by Naval Gazing at Camp David, December 2023
Rapido 53XS Review , by Yachting World, 9 November 2023
Video. Der Kat-Jäger: Carbon-Trimaran Rapido 40 aus Vietnam (“The cat hunter: carbon trimaran Rapido 40 from Vietnam”) by Yacht TV, 12 October 2023
Cruising World announces Rapido 40 as Boat of the Year 2024 nominee , Cruising World, 26 September 2023
Rapido 40 carbon trimaran from Vietnam – the test , by Michael Good, German Yacht Magazine, 21 September 2023
C-foils on a fast cruising trimaran? This looks rapid!, Rapido 40 tour, Yachting World magazine video by Toby Hodges, 8 September 2023
Rapido 40: The Alternative Trimaran , by François-Xavier de Crécy with photos by Ludovic Fruchaud, LE MONDE DU MULTICOQUE #24 by Voile Magazine. July, 2024.
The Rapido 40 is a 20 knot cruising tri , George Day, Cruising Compass, 24 May, 2023
Boat Review of Rapido 40, Zuzana Prochazka, Sail Magazine, 4 May 2023
Rapido 40: ultra fast cruising in complete safety on three hulls , Maxime Leriche , SailboatNews.com, 25 April 2023
Boat anomaly: Rapido 40 Trimaran , No Frills Sailing, 19 April 2023
Rapido 40 – Fast, foldable and worry free!, Multihulls World magazine, No. 189, May-July 2023
Shipyard Focus: Rapido Trimarans , by Kevin Green, Multihulls World, August / September 2022.
Rapido, changing the game , by Zuzana Prochazka, Sail Magazine, 23 March, 2022
Rapido 40: A livable sailboat for cruising on 3 hulls , Briag Merlet, Sailboat News, 23 February 2022.
Rapido, changing the game , (takes a detailed look at the cutting edge design and technology of Morrelli & Melvin) by Zuzana Prochazka, Multihull Sailor, December 2021
Boat Review: Rapido 50 , Kevin Green, Boating New Zealand, November 2021
Harnessing Speed , by Kevin Green, Boating New Zealand, November 2021
Rapido 60 Trimaran Boat Review: A Bold Gamechanger For Performance Bluewater Cruising , by Zuzana Prochazka, Yacht World, 23 September, 2021.
Harnessing the wind , by Kevin Green, Multihulls World, September / October 2021 issue, 6 page spread on Rapido Trimarans.
Sailing La Vagabonde choose Rapido 60 to sail world’s oceans , video announcement by SLV to their 1.59 million subscribers, You Tube, 8 June 2021
The Ultimate Racer-Cruiser: Clients on Romanza are turning heads on the racetrack when they’re not cruising at high speed , North Sails, 19 April, 2021
Making Short-handed Short Work – Onboard Rapido 60 , Anna Merchant, Sail-World, 11 February 2021
Rapido 50 News from the Shipyards , Multihulls World, 2 February 2021
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The owner is a friend of me and we had a great sail with lots of fun. RAPIDO 60 Trimaran is the worlds fastest cruising yacht on the market today and have some impressive features and performance.
About Rapido The idea behind building the world's best ocean-cruising trimarans came from the team that has built more than 1,500 production trimarans globally. The world-acclaimed Morrelli & Melvin was then tasked with developing the design and engineering for Rapido to start building! Separately, for those who think our advanced lightweight construction techniques have other applications ...
A Rapido 60 trimaran is racing the ARC. From their facebook page: " A quick update from the ARC - "The fleet's largest trimaran, Rapido, living up to her name coming over the line third before storming off down the Gran Canarian coast. The demo boat is called Rapido and hosts a lot of publicity to the shipyard.
The classic Rapido 60 trimaran video by acclaimed Director, Mark Toia, has been refreshed with a new soundtrack dated 25 April 2021.The track was refreshed f...
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