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Neel TrimaransTrimaran

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SA/D
30.0
Performance
Powered up for speed; expect more sail handling in a breeze.
D/L
103.9
Light
Light cruiser/racer, lively motion.
Comfort ratio
10.5
Coastal cruiser
Motion will feel quick/lively offshore.
Kelsall sailing performance
0.9
~8.7kt in a 10kt breeze
Kelsall Sailing Performance Number: roughly predicts boat speed as this fraction of true wind speed. Multihull-specific.

Dimensions

Hull typeTrimaran
LOA51.17 ft (15.60 m)
LWL51.00 ft (15.54 m)
Beam29.17 ft (8.89 m)
Draft5.75 ft (1.75 m)
Displacement30,865 lbs (14,000 kg)
Sail area (main)1,044 sq ft (97.0 m²)
Sail area (jib)802 sq ft (74.5 m²)
Sail area (total)1,846 sq ft (171.5 m²)
Rig typesloop
Keel typemini_keel
Fuel capacity158.5 gal
Water capacity158.5 gal
DesignerJoubert Nivelt Design

Construction

Sources

Dimensions/displacement/sail area (main+genoa upwind total; a 334 sqft self-tacking staysail is also fitted but not separately trackable in this schema) per boat-specs.com and Cruising World's review. Cruising World's review reports LOA and LWL as the same figure (51'0"); used boat-specs.com's slightly more precise LOA (51'2") alongside that sourced LWL. Fixed keel and single spade rudder on the main hull (not a lifting daggerboard, unlike the performance-oriented Catana/HH/Rapido/Balance/Gunboat designs in this dataset). Hull/deck sandwich PVC foam/fiberglass, vacuum infused in a single mold; Cruising World describes the resin as a vinylester/polyester mix, boat-specs.com calls it polyester -- classified as polyester (majority) per boat-specs.com. Standard mast aluminum, deck-stepped; carbon-fiber upgrade optional (fitted to the reviewed test boat). Sloop Marconi 7/8 rig. Verified 2026-07-12. [Rudder/tankage/electrical update, 2026-07-16]: Rudder type/construction not confirmed in available sources -- steering mechanism is aft in the central hull behind a watertight door, but blade configuration wasn't documented, left null rather than assume. Fuel and water tanks both 600L/~158.5gal (a close secondary figure of 606L/160gal corroborates). No holding-tank or electrical-system data found.