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Windrider 17

Trimaran With Fixed Unballasted Keel · Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar) · First built 2002

A 5.28-metre trimaran with a rotating fractional rig and a high sail-area-to-displacement ratio for lively performance

Designed by Jim Brown & Windrider.

LOA
Beam
Draft (max)
Displacement
Hull type
Trimaran With Fixed Unballasted Keel

The record

Full specifications

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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Frac. Sloop (Rotating Spar)
Ratios
SA / displacement
32.9
Hull
Hull type
Trimaran with fixed unballasted keel
Construction
Polyethylene
Production
Years built
First built 2002
Designer
Jim Brown, Windrider
Builder
Windrider, Nickels Boat Works Inc

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