Kraken 18 was a day racing
trimaran
A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams. Most modern trimarans are sailing yachts designed for recreati ...
sailboat
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinctions in what constitutes a sailing boat and ship vary by region and maritime culture.
Types
Although sailboat terminology ...
designed by
Lock Crowther
Lock Crowther (9 September 1940–1993; first name by birth Lachlan) was an Australian multihull sailboat designer. He grew up in Bairnsdale in the East Gippsland region of Victoria. Though his first name was Lachlan by birth, he insisted on ...
in the wake of his successful
Bunyip 20 design,
[''Scanned specification brochure for Kraken 18 / Kraken 25 / Bunyip 20.''] as a scaled-down version of the earlier
Kraken 25
Kraken 25 was a day racing trimaran sailboat designed by Lock Crowther in the wake of his successful Bunyip 20 design.''Scanned specification brochure for Kraken 18 / Kraken 25 / Bunyip 20.''
Advertised as "Virtually a C Class trimaran of unbel ...
with similar performance.
Its smaller size and folding beams made it more practical and led to its greater success.
Advertised as "a slightly faster, more attractive version of the
Bunyip 20 with round bilge hulls",
it shared an identical rig with the Bunyip 20
but was shorter.
It was accepted as a class by the Victoria branch of
Trimaran Association of Australia, making it the first one design trimaran class in Australian history.
See also
*
List of multihulls Types
* catamaran = two symmetric hulls
* proa = two asymmetric hulls, reverse-shunting (interchangeable bow/stern)
* trimaran = three hulls
* quadrimaran = four hulls
* pentamaran = five hulls
Pre-modern Austronesian
* ʻalia
* Amatasi
* B ...
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Kraken 25
Kraken 25 was a day racing trimaran sailboat designed by Lock Crowther in the wake of his successful Bunyip 20 design.''Scanned specification brochure for Kraken 18 / Kraken 25 / Bunyip 20.''
Advertised as "Virtually a C Class trimaran of unbel ...
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Kraken 33
Kraken 33 Mk IV was a 4-5 berthBrochure of the Trimaran Yacht Club of Victoria. 1977 (or earlier). Accessed State Library of New South Wales, inside second volume of Trimaran Yacht Club of Victoria newsletters, 7 February 2015. ocean racing trim ...
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Kraken 40
Kraken 40 is a trimaran designed by Lock Crowther in Australia and first built in 1970.
See also
*List of multihulls
*Lock Crowther
*Kraken 18
*Kraken 25
*Kraken 33
Kraken 33 Mk IV was a 4-5 berthBrochure of the Trimaran Yacht Club of Victori ...
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Lock Crowther
Lock Crowther (9 September 1940–1993; first name by birth Lachlan) was an Australian multihull sailboat designer. He grew up in Bairnsdale in the East Gippsland region of Victoria. Though his first name was Lachlan by birth, he insisted on ...
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Trimaran Yacht Club of Victoria
The Trimaran Yacht Club of Victoria was a club in Victoria, Australia, for persons interested in trimaran sailboats
A sailboat or sailing boat is a boat propelled partly or entirely by sails and is smaller than a sailing ship. Distinction ...
References
Trimarans
Boats designed by Lock Crowther
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