Argonauta 27
Trimaran, daggerboard · Fractional Sloop · First built 1986
A Richard Newick-designed trimaran with folding akas that shrink its 6.1-metre beam for easy trailering
Designed by Richard Newick, built by Tremolino Boat Co.
- LOA
- Beam
- Draft (max)
- Displacement
- Hull type
- Trimaran Dbrd.
Is it for you?
Character
Where this design lands on the numbers a shopper trusts — read straight from her own ratios.
Ramp-launchableAbout 1,089 kg of hull, with a keel that raises or a draught shallow enough to float off a trailer — she can go back on the trailer at the ramp, not only into the water.Shoal draughtDraws 0.36 m, board up where she has one — creeks, sandbars and thin anchorages most keels have to stay out of.
LightD/L 61Heavy
EasygoingSA/D 33.6Powered-up
- Beamier than ~82% of boats her size on file
Compared with 89 boats of the same type within a quarter of her length.
The record
Full specifications
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Dimensions
Weights
Rig & sail area
Rig
Fractional Sloop
Ratios
SA / displacement
33.6
Displacement / length
61.0
Hull
Hull type
Trimaran Dbrd.
Construction
Fiberglass
Production
Years built
First built 1986
Designer
Richard Newick
Builder
Tremolino Boat Co, Tremelino Boat Co
Boats like this, on the water
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Dragonfly 25-27.65 mSame hull family0.6 m shorterA high-performance trimaran with a rotating spar, available in touring or carbon-rigged sport configurations
Gemini 105MC10.21 mSame hull family2.0 m longerA versatile cruising catamaran featuring a cockpit that converts with canvas or solid panels for all-weather comfort
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