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Are You Somebody Who Enjoys Reading Out-of-Print If you’re a "small tri history lover" and devoted Many of us multihull enthusiasts get a blast from reading out-of-print articles, reviews and even advertisements about boats that may not even be in production any longer. Most of these boats were offered to homebuilders in the form of plans, kits, or as full production models. We especially love those old photos too! Perhaps you’re fascinated by the designers' original ideas and conceived plans. Maybe you like seeing the various features described for any give model. Perhaps you never get tired of hearing about the versatility, usefulness, speed and pure fun offered by small trimarans. Me too. So I got an idea. Why not contact the publishers of Multihulls Magazine and see if they’d let me collect all of the small tri stuff from their archived print editions and publish them in a special collection? So I did, and ... They said, “Yes.” To my knowledge, this is the entire collection of small trimaran material that ever appeared inside the most well-known, monthly multihull publication of its kind. There are 41 Trimarans listed here ... featured in print … on 92 separate pages of MULTIHULLS Magazine -- from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, on up to 2009. They’re all featured (in some small or big way) within these pages. That’s the good news. The “bad” news is that the only way I could acquire these printed pages is by having each page copied and printed out on a print copier first. Then I had to scan each copied page into the computer in order to compile them within this single pdf collection. This DOES affect the clarity and high visual quality of the final product. As you can see, the print and photos on these pages can't be referred to as super-duper quality (all of the pages are this same visual quality) … so you'll probably want to view them at around 125% to 150% resolution. If you can get past this little bugaboo, however, then here is a description of what you’ll find inside … The Small Tris Featured (in Some Way) Within Past SMALL PRINT ADS for the following trimarans …
QUARTER / HALF-PAGE ADS for the following trimarans …
FULL PAGE ADS / REVIEWS for the following trimarans …
Plus, each one of the 14 complete small trimaran articles featured inside the pages of MM In this 1983 article, "The Haines-Hunter Tramp," writer Don Alexander created this great piece about the Farrier production design in partnership with the Australian manufacturer that is also part of the boat's name. This piece described the Tramp as "the slickest, trailerable trimaran on today's market." And while I'm sure many would have disagreed with that assessment back then, there are few who would probaby say the Tramp wasn't a supremely attractive and elegant looking boat, even by today's standards. She featured a wide flaring hull, roomy cockpit, symmetrical floats, non-rotating mast and a kick-up rudder. The amas, of course, are fold-up. And the fact this boat could be comfortably pulled behind even a 4-cylynder vehicle made it a very desirable lake or coastal cruiser for a budget conscious family. The article titled, "Tramping Around Everglades National Park," picks up where the previous one leaves off when it comes to the "Tramp" model. By this, I mean we get to hear writer W. Lowell Bray Jr. share a short tale about doing some camp-cruising on his Farrier model down in South Florida. With VHF radio, homemade galley board, Coleman stove, 12 one-gallon water bottles and 128-quart Igloo chest filled with frozen meats and other perishible food items ... Lowell, his wife and a friend headed out for adventure. With a journey filled with days of sailing, swimming, wading among picturesque mangroves, walking on unbroken white beaches, anchoring in shallow coves, and gazing in awe at spectacular wildlife scenes, you get to come along for a camp-cruise most small tri folks seem to dream about. In the short 1978 article, "A New Trimaran From the Malibu Coast," writer Jace Miller reports on a few projects by a gentleman named Phil Slocum, who came very close to reproducing a sailboat model known as the Malibu Outrigger. The original was designed by Warren Seaman, and offered homebuilders easy plywood construction in order to create a spacious, open daysailer. Phil's boats experimented with creating the positive qualities of the original Malibu, while avoiding its weaknesses. In this 1990 follow-up to the above piece, "Whatever Happened to the Malibu Outrigger," Wayne Mort re-visited the old trimaran beach design from California. It turns out he built one of Phil Slocum's Malibu tris, named his boat "Island Girl" ... and ended up in Hawaii with her. In his words, she "handles the big seas and squalls we get here in east Hawaii in stride ... sailing here is more robust than in California ... there are much bigger seas to surf on." He then offered an update on the original Malibu designer, Warren Seaman, who was about to create a "big brother" boat to the one Wayne was still enjoying. Under the playful title, "A Very Nice Little Yacht - Indeed!" MM featured the work of boat builders Bob & Sue Cummings as they pursued the development of a fast outrigger sailing canoe. Their particular model was light and strip planked with California Redwood. Not only did it sail well, the end result was a daysailing boat that was also good for scuba diving and exploring inland waterways. In the 1990 article entitled, "Geriatrics go racing for the first time on their 40th wedding anniversary," Vi and D. Parker share about their first race in their Dragonfly trimaran in a Canadian regatta. While they may not have expected to win, one thing is sure ... they had fun! "Experiments in High-Speed Sailing: Trifoiler" -- In 1990, MM published this article about Hobie's blistering fast small tri called the Tri-Foiler. It offers a detailed explanation of what a hydrofoil sailboat actually is, all of this model's incredibly unique features, and a description of what it's like to actually sail this boat. "With A Tiny Trimaran To The Bahamas" -- Would you dream of camp-cruising from Florida throughout the Bahamas on a 23' Newick Tremolino during your honeymoon? Well, one couple did. And they shared their story with MM back in 1984. Their mini-romantic adventure included riding out a storm, diving/ snorkeling in aqua-blue waters, and dining on delicious, freshly caught fish caught by themselves. "Building a Boat" -- Amateur boat builder Michael Peters contributed this one back in 1978. He recounts most of the issues that boat builders still need to wrestle with today. This includes buying plans, tools, materials, finding a space to build, dealing with inclement weather and pressing on despite mistakes, and running over time and over budget. He recounts all of these issues, along with the final joy of experiencing the exhilaration of sailing a craft created with one's own hands. "Forward Beam Trihull" -- In this 1978 article, multihull enthusiast Wayne Gensler recalls his experiments with a design he also referred to as a "tri-hull-maran." Although I'm not aware of anything that has been done to advance this unique concept in recent years, this article is very unique reading because it's a concept most of us have never heard of. Dick Newick's comments at the end are particularly interesting. "How I Got My Boat to Sail Better" -- In this article from June of 1980, sailor Barry Parkinson shares about how he substantially increased the performance of an old Piver Nimble design. He shares what he discovered about having clean hull bottoms, a right-sized centerboard, having good sheets cuts to right size and some of the many little adjustments that can effect a huge difference with regards to how a sailboat handles. "What's a Windrider?" -- 20th century multihull pioneer Jim Brown wrote this 1996 article, which introduced the popular Windrider small tris to the world. As the designer, Jim describes the essence of this "sea kayak," which he designed, along with a magical description of "that magical region between water and wind." Jim discusses why sailing these boats offers a thrilling sensation that is missing from most other kinds of sailboats. And then he offers a brief history lesson of ancient outriggers, along with an honest assessment of what this boat can offer ... and what it can't. "Kismet: The Multihulls of Canada" -- This 1993 article features Bill Kristofferson's Kismet multihulls. You'll enjoy discovering the history of his Kismet line, why they're such "stout" and rugged sailboats, Bill's unique design philosophy and a few recollections about sailing these tough boats thru some heavy conditions without incident. "Micro Multis" -- In this final article (from 1986), MM showcases 50 small multihulls that fit into 2 categories: It also discusses the class development for a few true vintage trimarans and catamarans (no longer on the market) from decades ago. The small trimaran designs mentioned include models by Lock Crowther, Norman Cross, Ian Farrier, Ed Horstman, Kurt Hughes, Derek Kelsall, John Marples, Dick Newick, Borge Quorning, Bernard Rhodes and Tony Smith. This article ends up by summarizing the class rules developed for micro multis at the time, which included owners' responsibilities for their boats, accommodation options, safety regulations, and general sail measurement specifications. If you’re an enthusiastic fan of small trimarans (including vintage models What are a few ways some enthusiastic sailors enjoyed their small multis? What did some of the legendary designers say when they advertised their sailboats? How do some of the features of the older models compare with some of those offered for sale today?
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