I interviewed Frank Smoot from www.diy-tris.com this morning about the new Slingshot 16 trimaran. We talked about how this particular model came into being, a few of its main features and how it performs under sail.
This audio interview is in mp3 format.
Slingshot 16 trimaran with 107 square feet of sail
You can listen to it online in either 1 of 2 ways …
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or…
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Slingshot 16 trimaran with 110 square feet radial batten sail
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Love that Frank is willing to break the rules and experiment. Admits that not all his designs work and tells you when one does work. Uses El Cheapo 1/8 inch plywood, so he can afford to try different approaches. This guy is like a natural born Einstein of trimarans.
A recent video of Frank Smoots Slingshot trimaran:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaCg4e-FVes