Kraken 25
Appearance
Development | |
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Designer | Lock Crowther[1][2] |
Location | Australia[2] |
Year | ca. early 1960s |
Role | day racer[1] |
Name | Kraken 25[1] |
Boat | |
Crew | 2-3[1] |
Hull | |
Type | Open trimaran[1] |
Construction | Two layers of 1/10" veneer cold-moulded over a simple male mold.[1] |
LOA | 25 ft (7.6 m)[1] |
Beam | 14 ft (4.3 m)[1] |
Hull appendages | |
Keel/board type | centreboard[1] |
Rig | |
Rig type | Fractional Bermuda or Marconi rig[1] |
Sails | |
Upwind sail area | 300 sq ft (28 m2)[1] ("she has a small headsail for heavy weather")[1] |
Total sail area | 300 sq ft (28 m2)[1] |
Kraken 25 was a day racing trimaran sailboat designed by Lock Crowther in the wake of his successful Bunyip 20 design.[1][2]
Advertised as "Virtually a C Class trimaran of unbelievable light weather performance and good heavy weather performance [...] the trimaran for racing enthusiasts who want to show up the local catamarans".[1]
See also
References
External links
- 1962 Kraken 25 restoration/rebuild project (updated 25 Jan 2015)