A Trimaran that Competes... with Catamarans
At the Cannes Yachting Festival, Rapido Trimarans presented a new model derived from the 50, but this time much more habitable. Like the Neels, the Rapido 53XS (which stands for Xtra Space) features an enlarged nacelle to provide a volume comparable to that of a cruising catamaran of the same size. We simply couldn’t resist testing this new boat!
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Test location: Cannes, France Conditions: 8 to 10 knots of wind, slight sea The concept of a large pod on three hulls is not new, the American Arthur Piver designed several “ superhabitable” trimarans as early as the 1960s. A little later, the English shipyard Sandwich Yacht Construction developed the complete Telstar range - 300 units were built. In France, we remember the Allegro and its questionable submersible floats... Today, it’s Neel from La Rochelle who has revived this market, offering a range from 43 to 65 feet. The wide nacelle trimaran offers a subtle compromise between helming com…
