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Trintella 42

Masthead Sloop · Fin keel, spade rudder · 1981–1989

An E.G. Van de Stadt-designed masthead sloop featuring a fin keel and spade rudder for balanced performance

Designed by E. G. Van de Stadt, built by Anne Wever.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Ballast
Hull type
Fin w/spade Rudder

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The Trintella 42, on the water

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Character

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LivelySea-kindly

Her moderate displacement on a moderate beam gives 27 — a moderate, middle-of-the-road motion.

Comfort ratio 27
CoastalBluewater

1.95 — just under the 2.0 offshore line; her beam is modest for her weight.

Capsize screening 1.95
LightHeavy

211 — moderately heavy for her waterline, a balanced cruising weight.

Displacement / length 211
EasygoingPowered-up

19.9 — plenty of sail for her weight; lively and quick to respond.

Sail area / displacement 19.9
TenderStiff

44% of her weight is ballast — stiff, standing up well to her sails.

Ballast 44%

Powered-up and quick to accelerate — this one likes to sail.

  • Beamier than ~75% of boats her size on file

Compared with 2628 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.

What the fleet has seen

The Trintella 42, as the fleet has seen it

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The Trintella 42 is a 12.9-meter masthead sloop designed by E. G. Van de Stadt and built by Anne Wever at the Anne Wever Shipyard between 1981 and 1989. It features a fin keel with a spade rudder, a 4.0-meter beam, a 1.9-meter draft, and displaces 9000 kg. A Trintella 42 named *Breezo*, sailed by Brooke, convoyed with the crew of the Swan 37 *Elixir* while navigating the shallow, reef-lined anchorages of the Tuamotu Archipelago.5:13

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The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Ballast / displacement
44.4%
Rig & sail area
Rig
Masthead Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
19.9
Displacement / length
210.6
Comfort ratio
26.7
Capsize screening
1.95
Hull speed
7.9 kn
Pounds / inch immersion
1639
Hull
Hull type
Fin w/spade rudder
Construction
Fiberglass
Ballast type
Lead
Production
Years built
1981–1989
Units built
42
Designer
E. G. Van de Stadt
Builder
Anne Wever

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Related models

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