Boat Profile
Tremolino Trimaran
What’s old is new again
From Issue Small Boats Annual 2009
A h…the Kansas prairie. A land of wide-open spaces that evokes images of cattle drives, farmers on tractors, wheat fields, and the world-renowned Dorothy and Toto. This isn’t the type of place I would have thought to look for an example of designer Dick Newick’s Tremolino, a fast and futuristic-looking trimaran. Yet, on a quiet reservoir known as Cheney Lake just south of Wichita, BLUE MOON quietly awaits—poised for speed. Who’d ’a’ thunk it?
The Wichita area is a hotbed for aerospace technology. That may explain the high-tech-looking trimarans and catamarans that abound on Cheney Lake. Now we know how rocket scientists have their fun. It took BLUE MOON’s builder and owner, Lew Enns, and his good friend, Tom Welk (neither of whom is a rocket scientist), several years of part-time work to complete her. Their hard work paid off, though; she’s head-and-shoulders above the rest on Cheney Lake.
Please don’t send letters. This truly is a handmade wooden boat. While she may look like something out of science fiction, there’s much less new technology at work here than one might guess. In fact, its core technology has been around for millennia.
The Dick Newick–designed Tremolino blends ancient technologies with high-tech design and construction methods. The strip-built trimaran gives even the less-experienced builder a chance to own this fast and fun-to-sail craft.
Dick Newick says, “ Thousands of years ago when early Europeans had trouble crossing small bodies of water, the people of Southeast Asia developed craft with more than one hull which they used to explore and settle the widely separated islands of the Pacific. If they had ever been motivated to leave this paradise for a cold climate, they might have astonished the natives of Europe long before Magellan ‘discovered’ the Pacific and their light multihulls that easily sailed three times as fast as his heavy vessels. The rest of us are slowly relearning what those ‘ignorant savages’ knew a long time ago. CHEERS! to those salty seamen.”
First-time trimaran builders Lew Enns and Tom Welk, while perhaps not as salty as our Southeast Asian predecessors, have done an outstanding job in constructing BLUE MOON. Lew studied other designers’ trimarans before settling on Newick’s Tremolino, but most of them used parts from beach catamarans, giving them a patched-together, discordant look to his eye. Tremolino is a unified original. Lew says, “I really like the looks of Newick designs. They seem like works of art.” Another important consideration for Lew and Tom was determining where the boat could be built. They wanted a design that could fit inside a 24′-long, two-car garage. The 23′ 6″ Tremolino “just fit” when set at a diagonal.
Building BLUE MOON was a community effort. Tom Welk (left) joined family members and others to help owner Lew Enns (right) with construction. Lew’s son, Greg, designed a logo for added panache.
Lew and Tom ripped out miles of 3⁄ 8″ 3⁄ 4″ Western red-cedar strips in preparation for building the hulls. The stock was only 8′ or 10′ long, so they scarfed the pieces to get the necessary length prior to ripping. During the earliest stage of BLUE MOON’s construction, a new home was being built near Lew’s place, and the owner graciously saved the offcuts and scraps for his neighbors’ use. Lew and Tom recycled these materials, turning throwaways into their strongback, some of the molds, cross supports for the hulls, and a variety of jigs.
The Tremolino is a trimaran with a large, main hull, called a vaka, bounded by two smaller hulls known as amas. The cross beams that connect the three members are known as akas. Since the amas are the smallest hulls, and since they were to be built in halves on female molds (which can produce an outer hull that is truer and easier to fair), they seemed less daunting to Lew and Tom. So that’s where the builders began.
Two outer hulls, called amas, give balance to the central hull, known as the vaka. Fore-and-aft crossbeams (akas) tie the boat together. Unlike a monohull, the vaka is not designed to be stable without the support of the amas.
No lofting is required to take the Tremolino plans to full scale; molds need only be traced and cut from the full-sized patterns. Lew and Tom were faithful to Newick’s plans, which specify stations spaced 12″ apart. After sheathing the molds with waxed paper, Lew and Tom laid in epoxied strips and temporarily fastened them with 1⁄4″ staples (with waxed ends) that could be set about 1⁄8″ proud for easy removal. The builders averaged six to ten strips per evening. After building the first set of ama halves, they reversed the molds to build the opposing, complementary ones.
In contrast to the amas, the vaca was built on a male mold setup. While the strips went on more easily than they did on the female molds of the amas, fairing was much harder. Tom passed this friendship test with flying colors, working many evenings alongside Lew. There were more tests to come, especially when lining up holes in ama halves to ensure a perfect fit in final assembly. Here, Lew deemed Tom a saint, as his stalwart friend endured hours of the measuring, fitting, and cussing that went into this critical step.
The akas were laid out on a strongback, which established bends in each one according to dimensions shown on the plans. This bending took the Douglas-fir almost to the breaking point—but designer Newick’s procedure worked well, and the completed akas came out fine. The cabin sides, foredeck, cockpit floor, and bulkheads are of okoume plywood. BLUE MOON’s cabintops are strip- built, and all three hulls are sheathed in 10-oz ’glass and epoxy.
Placing the akas at the correct attitude through the inboard ama halves was one of the most critical opera- tions of BLUE MOON’s construction. Lew and Tom used a profile of each outboard ama half to ensure that both the angle and the depth of the akas were dead-on.
Dick Newick is one of the true pioneers of trimaran design in the western world (see WB No. 202, “Multihull Pioneers”). His designs take to the water like a feather drifting on a summer breeze. They look like they are moving fast even when moored. Years ago, when I was a design student at The Landing School in southern Maine, Dick Newick came to introduce us to the basics of trimaran design. His philosophy of simplicity and lightness, lightness, lightness impressed me greatly then, as it still does. His designs are not only fast (winning ocean races far and wide), but all of them are extraordinarily beautiful. In a way, BLUE MOON is high-functioning sculpture. If you are lucky enough to build a Tremolino, I hope you will follow Lew and Tom’s good example in adhering closely to Newick’s design.
If, like me, you are accustomed to sailing a monohull, this boat’s speed will knock your socks off. Kept light, she will attain velocities that one can only dream about with an average 24′ daysailer, and she will do it with just a few degrees of heel. Attaining these speeds with a monohull would require a perfect close reach heeled down on her ear. For me, less heeling means expending less energy. For some, it may also mean fewer bouts with seasickness.
The amas, though usually waterborne, provide the vaca with superb balance and agility, like a figure skater with arms in graceful extension. Because she’s a trimaran, BLUE MOON doesn’t turn on a dime, but she tacks without the awkward bumpiness associated with a catamaran.
The amas were constructed in halves in a female mold. After gluing up strips for both parts of one ama, molds were reversed on the strongback to build a complementary pair.
Most owners understand that every boat is a collection of strengths and compromises. Boats that are easy and fun to use are seldom as easy to build. BLUE MOON fits that description. Another downside is that the Tremolino is not easily trailerable, although Lew and Tom are working on a customized trailer to make transport a bit easier. For now, though, she clips across Cheney Lake at a full run, or basks in her shady slip. She’s the queen of the Kansas prairie and an icon of the Newick fleet.
Tremolino is a sophisticated modern sailing machine whose construction is within reach of the dedicated amateur. The plans include full-sized patterns, so no lofting is necessary.
This Boat Profile was published in Small Boats 2009 and appears here as archival material. If you have more information about this boat, plan or design – please let us know in the comment section.
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I have two of these fantastic boats and both are for sale.
I was looking for one of these. Are yours for sale?
I always wanted a Newick Trimaran and corresponded with Newick several times. I was at the Gougeon Brothers shop several times while they were building Rogue Wave and saw her, finished, sitting quietly on the banks of the Saginaw River awaiting delivery. I have a copy of Nautical Quarterly 2 which has a long feature article on Newick and his career and later a long section on Rogue Wave. God knows what it would cost to get one today.
I also own Nautical Quarterly No.21 with a feature article on Phil Bolger and his boats, several letters with Bolger and Harold Payson, and several Bolger books. There are no Newick books, alas. I built two Bolger boats, a Teal and a June Bug. The June Bug building involved a tech at the Gougeon Brothers and humorous exchange. The short version is it wound up being built of 1/4 inch luan and has no fasteners left in the hull. Two Bolgers and no Newicks is an indication of my construction prowess.
The only thing about this boat that bothers me is the lack of usable space; the akas are at such a steep angle, the trampolines are almost useless, and the front/rear cabins cannot be used either (unless you want to slide off into the ocean). I would feel claustrophobic (trapped?) in this boat.
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In the early 1970s, John Ollins, a fan of lightweight multihulls, met Dick Newick - the designer of the proa “Cheers” and many other magical racers - in the British Virgin Islands. The pair immediately got along, and started work on an exciting project: designing a kit to allow Hobie 16 owners to sail a quick yet safe trimaran. The central hull, initially built in epoxy plywood - using the Goujeon Brothers’ West System process - is typical of Newick’s plans, with its very banana-shaped bow, U-shaped hull and rounded coachroof. The boat met with immediate success in the United States, and soon became available in polyester. The story might have ended in the States too, but then along came Jacques Dewez, who had gone from being a fighter pilot, to being owner of the trimaran Gordano Goose, then a racing driver, and in 1982 became a real estate developer: in southern Corsica he sold villas overlooking a bay, and offered every customer a yellow Tremolino! In all, 18 units were built in Corsica. Over the years the Tremolino filled out a little, to fit the floats and rig of the Hobie 18. Finally, Dick Newick designed the famous, much stronger, half-moon floats.
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Tremolino , a 23 foot trimaran for the masses
By dick newick, tremolino plans for sale - email for plans.
Dick Newick's smallest (23 ft.) stock design plans are available in one consolidated package, digitized (.pdf), for $350 U.S. (April, 2019)
From Tremolino's origin with John Olin using Hobie hulls for amas and Newick's Vaka, (main hull design) the set includes revisions, full size building jig patterns, and offsets. Dick described Tremolino construction, "plywood, epoxy, fiberglass." The amas are 'tortured' plywood, a building method made popular by early Tornado catamarans. Mast may be either aluminum extrusion, or a strip planked wood/carbon fiber wing mast. Longest building time reported was 800 man hours to create a much admired work of art. Dick added, "builders eager to go sailing should do the job in much less time."
All other design plans sell for $65 U.S. per. sheet, digitized (.pdf).
links to Tremolino pages:
- Tremolino discussion group: [email protected]
- SailboatData.com Specifications
- Tremolino Dick, I need three hulls can you help?
- One Familys Canadian Tremolino Trimaran
- Tremolino Sailboat Photo Gallery (sailingtexas.com)
- search smalltrimarans.com for "tremolino"
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Sailing My Old Tremolino Trimaran
by Small Tri Guy | Jun 3, 2011 | Self-built Small Trimarans , Small Tri Info - All | 10 comments
Today we hear about the Tremolino Trimaran from long-time sailor Grey M. He owned a number of boats over the years, but his Newick designed Tremolino was a favorite.
Although Grey sold his beloved Trem a few years back, he fondly remembers the way it sailed and the how much fun it was to blow past much larger boats on the water.
The photos below, which features Grey’s old boat, are hosted by Serge Leonidov at http://www.tremolinotri.com/mods.htm and are used with his permission. (Thanks for also letting me post them Serge)!
…………….. Sailing My Old Tremolino by Grey McGown
My father was an avid Snipe sailor and commodore of the class. I loved him very much and whatever he did I did!
The boat I owned prior to the Tremolino was a Santa Cruz 27. The up keep and sailing off the trailer was too much, so I looked for a small day sailor. The T23 was the answer. My boat was constructed by John Olin of the Tremolino Boat Company – he was a wonderful guy, for me.
I found it by looking through Sail Mag’s annual new boat review. It’s a good two couple daysailer and one couple overnighter. But one birth is behind the cockpit and the other is forward. A popup tent on the tramps would also work for a couple.
Grey's Tremolino Trimaran
One thing I disliked about the Trem was the two hour set up time and pretty rough construction. The set up time kept me from trailing to other lakes in Texas.
But after setup, out on the water … I loved to go fast and blow off 40 footers on the lake. As I passed I always said, “What a great looking boat!”
Rolling over bigger more exspensive boats with ease and big blasts in a breeze at 18-20 knots (GPS). We fleet raced a couple of times and in light to moderate we were beaten boat for boat by J-80s.
Tramps for seating on this Tremolino tri
We didn’t have the boat speed to windward to keep up even though we could go better on reaches. But on windward/leeward sport boat courses we were outclassed.
The boat would have been faster with a 100 lbs crew to off set my two hundred. The boat weighs 850 lbs and adding two two hundred pound guys really slows it down. Singelhanded it was really fast.
Installed Bowsprit
I never bought an out board because the boat paddled so well with a canoe paddle. Typically, I’d launch of the trailor and paddel 75 yards to a dock to get head to wind.
The Trem was based on the lines of a 35′ tri and that there was not enough buoyancy in the bows to keep the bows from going down and the rudder coming out of the water in a breeze. even with the half moon amas which my boat had ( as well as the tall rig).
My daughter used to ride standing over the after hatch straddling the tiller to keep the bows up. It was a lot of fun and as guru Bill Lee has said, “Fast is Fun”.
The Tremolino is a really fine beach cruiser with the speed to go a third farther on the weekend than many others. She suffers from a lack of sail area even with the tall rig in the light stuff (maybe an over lapping jib would help) … but eighteen to twenty knots in twenty five knots of wind is fun.
She can do wind speed up to Force 5. Super tris can do three. But that’s because Newick was conservative and the original idea was that a guy with a girlfriend and a Hobie 16 could convert to a tri and cruise for very little money. Newick warned me against using an even taller rig because of safety.
I’m sure the round bottom Trem is a super boat and the the Sumersalt 26 is even better. For real fun, an old Val would be just grand. I love all the Newick boats warts and all. He has a great eye for what looks good. In profile the Trem reminded me of a porpoise and sometimes she acted like one!
Tremolino trimaran could be like a porpoise
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I too bought a Tremolino 23 from John Olin, eventually trailed it to Belize which is ideal for sailing tri’s with steady SE breezes, and shallow seas protected by the barrier reef. There are many small cayes to cruise to, ranging from camping style to super lux resorts. As you said, a pain in the neck to assemble, and we didn’t have many ramps in those days. Then the trailer wheels rusted off, so I left her on a mooring, then she was stolen, and severely damaged before I found her. I never have been able to repair the forward cross beam, and have tried to make a version in reinforced ply, but so far to no avail. We’ll keep at it.
I have been googling pretty hard – but still I have not found information weather there are any Tremolino 23 building plans available or not. If anyone has an information where I could buy those plans, please give me a hint ([email protected]
cheers agur
Hi Agur, As you probably know, Dick Newick passed away last year. I don’t know if he set up any arrangement for someone to continue selling his plans after his passing. That being said, I’ll make a few inquiries and if I do find out any information I’ll post it here.
Here is what Pat Newick (Dick’s wife) recently shared with me regarding the building plans for the Tremolino (this includes all plan sets for the Tremolino, by the way)”
“After Dick died, we combined Tremolino plans into one package. Otherwise it’s too complicated for me to sort through the various versions people ask for. I haven’t advertised in any formal way because I don’t want to give the impression that I’m continuing Dick’s business. But anyone interested may contact me at this email address – newnaut AT gmail.com … the purchase price is now $500 for the Tremolino pkg. – Pat Newick”
Thanks for sharing!!
Although meanwhile I had to use my opportunity window for boat building (a friend offered me hes garage).
I went for Wharram Tiki 21. Have been messing around with the project couple of months by now and hopefully first hull goes into 3D within several days.
But Im pretty sure that those Tremolino plans do not stay long on the shelf. Old school classics.
Any similar reviews available for the 25 foot model? Also hard to assemble from trailer? Sailing characteristics similar to 23 or improved ? Thanks
Hi Jim, I haven’t found any reviews for the 25 yet … although they might exist somewhere in cyberspace and I haven’t found them yet. The only info I can offer is my memory of a short conversation I had with Dick Newick where I asked him how the bigger Trem would differ from the smaller Tremolino. In a nutshell, he felt the bigger model would certainly be a better boat overall. Instead of designing a main hull to fit existing Hobie 16 hulls, which weren’t ideal for use as outriggers, all 3 hulls were able to be designed to fit together using more ideal shapes and sizes from the outset. This, of course, was the opinion of the designer, prior to any one having been built yet. But Dick was probably — according to his peers — the 20th century’s foremost multihull designer. (I know, I know, this opinion isn’t as good as sea trials).
I have a1978 Tremolino and sail it weekly best boat ever for single handed comfort and speed.
I recently acquired a 1983 Tremolino 22’09” we are trying to figure out the how to rig the sails and the traveler – Any help would be appreciated
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Review of Tremolino
Basic specs..
The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season. And outside the sailing season, just bottom cleaning and perhaps anti-fouling painting once a year - a few hours of work, that's all.
The boat equipped with a fractional rig. A fractional rig has smaller headsails which make tacking easier, which is an advantage for cruisers and racers, of course. The downside is that having the wind from behind often requires a genaker or a spinnaker for optimal speed.
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The Tremolino is equipped with a daggerboard keel. A daggerboard is a lifting keel that can be lowered and raised, allowing the boat to enter shallow waters as well.
The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.38 - 0.48 meter (1.25 - 1.55 ft) dependent of the load.
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The Tremolino is a 22.83ft fractional sloop designed by Richard Newick and built in fiberglass by Tremelino Boat Co. (USA) since 1982.
The Tremolino is an ultralight sailboat which is a very high performer.
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| Model | Tremolino | ||
| Length | 22.83 ft | ||
| Beam | 16.50 ft | ||
| Draft | 1.25 ft | ||
| Country | United states (North America) | ||
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| Displ. / length | 45.79 | ||
| Comfort ratio | 1.63 | ||
| Capsize | 6.71 |
| Hull type | Trimaran daggerboard | ||
| Construction | Fiberglass | ||
| Waterline length | 21 ft | ||
| Maximum draft | 4 ft | ||
| Displacement | 950 lbs | ||
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| Hull speed | 6.14 knots |
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| Sail area (100%) | 326 sq.ft | ||
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| Designer | Richard Newick | ||
| First built | 1982 | ||
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New Take on Tremolino
Discussion in ' Multihulls ' started by Chris Ostlind , Apr 27, 2007 .
Chris Ostlind Previous Member
I have just finished a new design study for a boat that has many of the flavorings of the Dick Newick designed Tremolino, the French Tricat and the folding mechanisms of many of the boats from multihull design guru, John Marples. The new boat is called the Laguna 20 and it makes use of some of those miscellaneous beach cats you probably have along side of your garage on trailers. Imagine your previous, hotshoe beach cat, transformed into a high performance trimaran with enhanced stability and a seriously reduced tendency to capsize? The Laguna 20 design, as pictured, uses the hulls from a Nacra 5.2 beach cat for the amas, along with the trailer and the sailing hardware, maximizing your previous investment in a sailing cat. This turns your long lost beach cat into a fast trimaran with greater stability, while being just as easy to rig on the launch ramp. The Laguna 20 is 20' (6 meters) LOA with an unfolded beam of 5.1 meters. Sail area is 20.4 - 23.2 sq meters, depending on selected rig, as it can handle the standard Nacra 5.2 rig all the way up to Hobie20 rig area. This boat is a home buildable, marine ply S&G main (vaka) hull, with cedar stripped cabin structures and fabricated aluminum struts for the folding process, allowing easy transport and storage. The design study, as pictured, addresses this process with the hulls from a Nacra 5.2 meter cat, as that model has very nicely formed hulls with sufficient forward buoyancy to meet the needs of the slightly heavier and potentially faster trimaran. The hulls of the 5.2 Nacra are also very light in weight compared to those of other, comparable beach cats. I have purposely left out the trampoline surfaces from the main hull out to the amas, to allow you to fully visualize the folding strut system. I'd love to hear your comments, as well as constructive criticisms. Chris Ostlind
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catsketcher Senior Member
Chines Hello Chris I like your design. I just kayaked past a similar style boat this morning. It was built from 2 trailertri 18 floats and a new main hull. It is pretty fast. I gather she is built from ply or other sheet material and this gives you the chines. My take on this is that a multichine hull may be more work than a strip foam one. It depends on the material and how fair you want the chines. Such a gently curved main hull would be very easy to build in vertical strip foam. I like this method and used it on my little folding cat. How does she fold? I can't see any of the secondary struts Farrier uses. Does she fold this way or is it more like the Marples 26 that has only one set of struts. BTW - I remembered you when I had to send some DXF files away the other day. You helped me out about a year ago so these files should be good straight out of the box. cheers Phil Thompson
waikikin Senior Member
Chris, looks nice, I've heard a lot of wispers/rumour/fact & fiction on similar sized "sport" tris for one design/mixed fleet racing from a few different desgners, seems like an opportunity for some sweet competion on the race course & in the market place, how exciting would it be to see & race fleets of this style of boat sailing on the edge Do the floats remain original especially in the beam mounts? There looks to be a lot of hull overhang? forward of the front beam & I imagine that would give the mounts & beams quite a workout given the increased weight of the tri main hull & beams. The donor boat seems like a good way to cut the cost & hopfully make a more attractive entry into ownership. All the best with it, looks great From Jeff
Doug Lord Guest
Tri Very good looking idea ,Chris. Depending on how much ease of sailing plays a role in your conception of this boat you might give some consideration to getting rid of the daggerboards in each "ama". Maybe just use one in the main hull or even a retractable centerboard.
Zoro Size doesn't count!
Whatever happened to the Zona 65?
mattotoole Senior Member
Doug Lord said: ↑ Very good looking idea ,Chris. Depending on how much ease of sailing plays a role in your conception of this boat you might give some consideration to getting rid of the daggerboards in each "ama". Maybe just use one in the main hull or even a retractable centerboard. Click to expand...
rapscallion Senior Member
I like it!!! have you figured out how much it would cost to build? did you calculate the bruce or the MR numbers? How much would it weigh?
Nice Thanks so much for the kind comments guys. I'll answer your posts in turn. Phil: Yes, the original design was done for a plywood build. Many reasons for that design choice, but I'd like to thank you for the suggestion to look at a foam core possibility. I redid the vaka hull to reflect a foam core build in female forms and like the way it looks. The Laguna folds simply, much like the Marples system with a single strut unit at each aka. I was looking to keep weights low, as well as create a simplified fabrication process. The amas weigh-in at less than 90 pounds right off the beach cat, so they can be handled simply by a solo. The vaka ends of the tubes slip into molded sockets along the lines of the Seacart tri and then the struts are clamped down to keep the whole thing in a triangulated truss. Jeff: There are considerations at the mounting points, as you point out and I'm confident that I have solved the issues for reasonable use. As for seeing a bunch of these boats jamming around a course in close quarters, well... we'll see how that goes. I was thinking more along the lines of a suitable recreational boat that allowed former beach cat flamers a chance to make use of their semi-retired boats, now that they are somewhat older themselves. Doug: Your suggestion is well taken. There's an option for each builder to make use of the standard daggerboards in the amas or build a trunk and centerboard as they see their best use. If a few of these plan sets go out, I'm sure I'll see both options being explored. Zoro: The Zona 65 hasn't died. It just got pushed back on the to-do list in favor of a lighter, more easily built boat that can give immediate return on time invested. Since the folding system on both boats is pretty much the same style, I have generated quite a bit of data to go forward with the Z65 in the very near future. Matt: Yes, using the daggerboards probably does appeal to enthusiasts a bit more than does a centerboard. Guys with performance potential in mind typically do go for the simplicity of the daggerboard setup, where camp cruise/beach picnic guys like the centerboard solution. As mentioned, it could go either way, so a solution is at hand for both camps. Raps: I'm thinking it would cost $4.5K to build the main hull in foam, get it rigged and fabricate the struts. Figure another $1200 to $2200 to nab a nice donor boat and probably a couple of hundred to tweak the trailer to accept the trimaran, rather than the cat and you have it. There will always be miscellaneous expenses such as painting, anodizing, replacement of sub-par hardware, etc. so you should plan on a slush fund. Really clever builders who know their way around eBay or Catsailor's used gear listings could come up with more for less. The Bruce Number for the Laguna is 1.46, so I expect the boat to perform nicely when compared to many beach cats. Thanks to everyone who took the time to write with their thoughts. I'll be taking another long look at the design to iron-out all the little stuff and try to start building the first example by the end of the summer, other build commissions depending. I've included a rendering of the foam cored, smooth hulled version of the boat, not that it varies too much from a quick glance. I expect it will be slightly more efficient and a decent amount lighter, contributing to better performance overall. Chris Ostlind
Laguna 20 sh aft obl w.jpg
NICE!!!! Alot of bang for the buck when compared to farrier, corsair and the scarab. I'll calc the bruce number of the L7, and see how your design compares to that.. I'm thinking it will look good. Out of all of your designs... I like this one the most!! Please keep me updated on the progress.
Survey of One Chris Ostlind said: ↑ Zoro: The Zona 65 hasn't died. It just got pushed back on the to-do list in favor of a lighter, more easily built boat that can give immediate return on time invested. Since the folding system on both boats is pretty much the same style, I have generated quite a bit of data to go forward with the Z65 in the very near future. Click to expand...
PS The new boat looks like fun, a good option if you are getting a bit past it for your cat or have added kids and don't want to flog the old NACRA. Gotta be a market for it, no?
Zoro, "survey of one" is fantastic, I'm gunna steal it & use it myself, I also have a bashed up seawind- very slowly keeping ahead of time, hope to put it in the shed for a refurb when time permits. Regards from Jeff
waikikin said: ↑ I also have a bashed up seawind Click to expand...
How much lighter do you believe the boat will be if it is constructed out of foam vs. ply? Do you think this hull shape would lend itself to the cylinder mold construction method?
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Weight comparisons The foam version would save approximately 75-90 pounds, Raps. This isn't a very big boat at 20' LOA, so the total weight savings are limited to the surface area of the hull, deck and bulkheads. If going fast is your objective, then the foam cored hull with the H20 (comparable) rig is the way to go. As for cylinder molding... I have no idea. I've never built in that style and have no basis for making the determination. Just looking at some of the examples on the Web would lead me to beieve that it could be done in that fashion. Chris
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 1978 23' Tremolino 23' trimaran
Seller's DescriptionThis is a fun, fast boat, designed by well known and respected multihull designer Dick Newick. 1978 Factory built hull #28 New moon amas, all glass hulls, aluminum crossbeams and corner castings 4 extra corner castings included Sunrise Trampoline 5/32” wire waterstays Hobie 18 mast with one set of of diamonds. Hobie 18 boom All running rigging, halyards and sheets are spectra or vectran. 4 ft centerboard Sails: Main -Hobie 18. In decent shape, purple and red, halyard lock with Aussie ring halyard shackle, 3:1 downhaul. For racing one might want to replace the sail. For day sailing it’s fine. Jib Custom designed Doyle dacron with window and one reefing point, hanks on the forestay and is hoisted by 3:1 halyard (to reduce mast compression) and 4:1 jib down haul. The jib is non overlappin with 4 full battens, trims to Harken blocks on the forward crossbeam and sheets lead to cam cleats on the aft wall of the cockpit for easy singlehanding. Spinnaker: Neil Pryd adsymmetric, tacks to a harken block on the bow. Rudder bracket build with G10 plates instead of aluminum. 2:1 rudder uphaul via Ronstan camcleats at the end of the tiller. Carbon 7 ft tiller with / ft carbon tiller extension Motor mount. No motor included Trailer Boat photos were taken right after the last time we painted the hulls. They could use another coat of paint and a bit of epoxy touch up on a few cracks on the port ama. Equipment: as described above Rig and SailsAuxilary power, accomodations, calculations. The theoretical maximum speed that a displacement hull can move efficiently through the water is determined by it's waterline length and displacement. It may be unable to reach this speed if the boat is underpowered or heavily loaded, though it may exceed this speed given enough power. Read more. Classic hull speed formula: Hull Speed = 1.34 x √LWL Max Speed/Length ratio = 8.26 ÷ Displacement/Length ratio .311 Hull Speed = Max Speed/Length ratio x √LWL Sail Area / Displacement RatioA measure of the power of the sails relative to the weight of the boat. The higher the number, the higher the performance, but the harder the boat will be to handle. This ratio is a "non-dimensional" value that facilitates comparisons between boats of different types and sizes. Read more. SA/D = SA ÷ (D ÷ 64) 2/3
Ballast / Displacement RatioA measure of the stability of a boat's hull that suggests how well a monohull will stand up to its sails. The ballast displacement ratio indicates how much of the weight of a boat is placed for maximum stability against capsizing and is an indicator of stiffness and resistance to capsize. Ballast / Displacement * 100 Displacement / Length RatioA measure of the weight of the boat relative to it's length at the waterline. The higher a boat’s D/L ratio, the more easily it will carry a load and the more comfortable its motion will be. The lower a boat's ratio is, the less power it takes to drive the boat to its nominal hull speed or beyond. Read more. D/L = (D ÷ 2240) ÷ (0.01 x LWL)³
Comfort RatioThis ratio assess how quickly and abruptly a boat’s hull reacts to waves in a significant seaway, these being the elements of a boat’s motion most likely to cause seasickness. Read more. Comfort ratio = D ÷ (.65 x (.7 LWL + .3 LOA) x Beam 1.33 )
Capsize Screening FormulaThis formula attempts to indicate whether a given boat might be too wide and light to readily right itself after being overturned in extreme conditions. Read more. CSV = Beam ÷ ³√(D / 64) The original Tremolino was designed to use the rig and hulls (for the akas) from a Hobie 16. Shown here are a portion of the plans for the home builder. Later, another model, the T-Gull 23, was offered with a similar main hull, but with larger, folding, (non-Hobie) floats. This listing is presented by SailboatListings.com . Visit their website for more information or to contact the seller. View on SailboatListings.com Embed this page on your own website by copying and pasting this code.
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Builder : TREMOLINO BOAT CO. Technical specifications. Finance your Tremolino. Available in issue # 139. Boat Test price 3.00€ Inc. tax. Purchase. In the early 1970s, John Ollins, a fan of lightweight multihulls, met Dick Newick - the designer of the proa "Cheers" and many other magical racers - in the British Virgin Islands.
So here are some of the concerns I have to think through before possibly pursuing a Tremolino project: 1. The original Tremolino design was 23.5'L with a 16.5" beam using Hobie16 hulls for the Amas at 16.5'L, whereas the plastic Hobie Wave hulls are 13'L.
The Tremolino offered small multihull sailors an affordable tri that could hit nearly 18-knots in right conditions. And this high-octane sailboat was available as an economical option for homebuilders. The main criticism about the early Tremolino design seems to be that those Hobie 16 hulls were never buoyant enough.
Tremolino Plans For Sale - email for Plans. Dick Newick's smallest (23 ft.) stock design plans are available in one consolidated package, digitized (.pdf), for $350 U.S. (April, 2019). From Tremolino's origin with John Olin using Hobie hulls for amas and Newick's Vaka, (main hull design) the set includes revisions, full size building jig patterns, and offsets.
Notes. The original Tremolino was designed to use the rig and hulls (for the akas) from a Hobie 16. Shown here are a portion of the plans for the home builder. Later, another model, the T-Gull 23, was offered with a similar main hull, but with larger, folding, (non-Hobie) floats. Sail area above is from Sailboat Buyer's Guide by Alan Chappell ...
The boat I owned prior to the Tremolino was a Santa Cruz 27. The up keep and sailing off the trailer was too much, so I looked for a small day sailor. The T23 was the answer. My boat was constructed by John Olin of the Tremolino Boat Company - he was a wonderful guy, for me. I found it by looking through Sail Mag's annual new boat review.
Tremolino is a 22′ 10″ / 7 m trimaran sailboat designed by Dick Newick and built by Tremelino Boat Co. starting in 1982. Great choice! Your favorites are temporarily saved for this session. ... The original Tremolino was designed to use the rig and hulls (for the akas) from a Hobie 16. Shown here are a portion of the plans for the home ...
The Tremolino is equipped with a daggerboard keel. A daggerboard is a lifting keel that can be lowered and raised, allowing the boat to enter shallow waters as well. The boat can sail close to the beach as the draft is just 0.38 - 0.48 meter (1.25 - 1.55 ft) dependent of the load.
The Tremolino is a 22.83ft fractional sloop designed by Richard Newick and built in fiberglass by Tremelino Boat Co. (USA) since 1982. ... Trimaran daggerboard Construction: Fiberglass Waterline length: 21 ft ...
The centre hull has about 450mm below the waterline. and 350mm with outer hulls set this way. This is loaded with water ,anchor food supplies and petrol including motor ,ie fully laden. The new hulls and cross beams will add enough extra weight to be about 170mm below the water line at rest.
I have just finished a new design study for a boat that has many of the flavorings of the Dick Newick designed Tremolino, the French Tricat and the folding mechanisms of many of the boats from multihull design guru, John Marples. The new boat is called the Laguna 20 and it makes use of some of those miscellaneous beach cats you probably have ...
3 men on a trimaran sailing in Corsica.Tremolino is the perfect boat for coastal cruising.#trimaran #sailing #corsica #newick #tremolino #seacamping #camping
Mar 2, 2007. Thread starter. #24. kanaka said: If you want the dirt on the Tremolino, call Dick Newick. He designed it and has a weath of information and ideas on how to improve things. The new version has a plumb bow and is rounder in sections going aft. His ama's are better than the H-16's and his aka's the same.
PLEASE EDIT YOUR POSTS!!! This is a group for discussion and providing information regarding the Tremolino 23 trimaran sailboat and the T-Gull sailboat which is a newer foldable version of the Tremolino. These trimarans were the result of a collaboration between Dick Newick and John Olin. They are the product of John Olin's Tremolino Boat Co. of Chaska MN. Many boats were also homebuilt from ...
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Tremolino T-Gull 23 Trimaran, 1993 This fairly rare Tremolino forlding/swing wing trimaran is in good condition. It has nearly new full batten square top main, roller furling jib, and an unused code-0 headsail. New carbon fiber bowsprit. Sail system is based on a Hobie 20 mast, with custom sails (bigger jib, main, etc). Super fun to sail.
Tremolino trimaran group. 728 likes · 4 talking about this. Group set up for Newick Tremolino enthusiasts , as well as other interested parties to discuss related building , repair and general...
Seller's Description. This is a fun, fast boat, designed by well known and respected multihull designer Dick Newick. 1978 Factory built hull #28 New moon amas, all glass hulls, aluminum crossbeams and corner castings 4 extra corner castings included Sunrise Trampoline 5/32" wire waterstays Hobie 18 mast with one set of of diamonds.
By Group Notification · 11/21/22. Beautiful Tremolino For Sale $4,900 4. FOR SALE: Tremolino II moored in Annapolis, MD Search Tremolino on craigslist for pictures (July 2022) or check Photos on this user group. Tremolino II made in 1985 by John Olin's Tremolino Boat Compa.
Blue Water Surf Value Rank (BWSVR) 8827. Capsize Comfort Value Rank (CCVR)
Buy sailing trimarans Tremolino 26. DailyBoats.com lists sailing trimarans Tremolino 26 for sale , with prices ranging from $35,600 for the more basic models to $35,600 for the most expensive. These yachts come in various sizes, ranging from 25.98 ft to 25.98 ft, with the oldest yacht built in 1992.
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