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...Technical Data

Kaskelot - Micro Class Trimaran

L.O.A.: 26.3 ft./ 8,0 m without genacker boom and rudder

Beam: 23,0 ft. / 7,0 m

Draft: 1.0 / 3.3 ft. / 0,3 / 1,0 m daggerboard up / down

Weight below 0,9 tons / 900 kg fully equipped

Construction: Hulls: GRP    Beams: Alum

Designer / Builder: Darren Newton / Ray Bishop (1996)

Rigg sloop 3/4 (2004): Profile of Dragonfly Racing with a length of 12,10 m, one forestay, shrouds. The shrouds can be tensioned by sheet. Three diamonds to tension the mast.

Jib furler (2003) Bartels II

Main sheet: EeasyMatic2 (2003) Two-Speed main sheet system

Batten car system (2003) Frederiksen 050 series

Jib sheet system (2003) build similar to the main sheet system

Main (2003):                                       Spectra-Mylar-Mix                     ca. 28,50m²

Batten main sail, Spectra-Mylar-Laminat in triradial cut, 3 reef, bolt rope at every reef, Cunningham, 6  GRP-batten, alum top head with 2 eyelets, triple stitch seams, wind indicators, profile stripes, longbag

Jib (2004):                                           Mylar-Diax-Gewebe                   9,80m²

High-Aspect-self-tacking-jib, Diax130SLP/Diax90LSP in triradial cut, bolt rope, alum clew with 3 eyelets,  triple stitch seams, wind indicators, profile stripe, sail bag

Genacker (2003):                                  Bainbridge B075                        ca. 60m²

Genacker in triradial cut with flat profile, Nylon-Ripstop-material, triple stitch seams,  bag with  Nirosta ring,

All sails from Lee Sails, Flensburg/Hongkong

Engine (2003): Mercury 4 hp Sailpower outboarder with long shaft. The outboarder is mounted on a rotating bracket on the rear port beam.

Center Hull has one hatch on the top and two windows which can be opened front port and rear starboard and one round window at the stern. There are two berth in the front ad rear with stowage space under it. Three additional board for stowage at the daggerboard and a shelf above the rear berth which holds also the electric fuse panel (2003) for navigation light etc.

The center hull as one central self grinding 2-speed Antal W40R racing winch (2004) and 8 Spinlock cleats (2004) for the halyards.

Starboard hull has a hatch to get access to ropes, fenders and boathook, port hull has also a hatch to access the gas for the engine.

All three hulls deck and under water has been grinded down to gel coat (2004) and have been build up new with epoxy

Trampoline (2004) by UK Sailmakers / Flensburg

Navigation equipment: Garmin hand held chart plotter GPS 176 C (2003). There a bracket on each hull for the GPS which used when tacking on port or starboard. Two Silva compasses. Navigation light on the center hull.

Safety equipment: Horseshoe life ring, safety harness, fog horn, bilge pump

Ground tacle: Fortress anchor

Trailer: (1996): Build by Hayling, UK, completly overhauled 2003, including all wood, paint, brakes and electric for the German TUV

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