"Vic Smith" wrote in message
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On Sat, 24 Oct 2009 17:57:11 -0700 (PDT), Frogwatch
wrote:



I have ridden on F31 tris twice and although they are truly fast,
they also seemed wet in any chop with the amas throwing spray up onto
us. Like most sailboats, they are subject to the vagaries of weather
although the normal 15 hp outboard on an F31 will push it at 10 kts.
How would it handle in nasty conditions? I dunno although if weather
was already bad, I'd rather be on my monohull sailboat with its 2500
lbs of ballast. Once the weather is bad, the tri isn't going to go
any faster than a monohull downwind and not much faster into the waves
either.
HArry is right that the powerboat can outrun the nasty but the Tri
should also be able to outrun it. The monohull sailboat (except the
Mac26, a special case) cannot outrun the nasty weather and is built to
take it. A major advantage of a tri is the beachability where they
can be taken right up to a beach or into extremely shallow water where
you have safety.
I believe that if you integrate safety over the entire use of a
sailboat, you would actually find that a trimaran with its ability to
outrun weather and go into shallow water is probably safer than a
displacement hull sailboat. Likewise, if a Mac 26 is used properly
(it is not an offshore boat) it is also safer than a monohull sailboat
AND safer than a powerboat.
However, neither the F27 nor the F31 strike me as a good fishing
platform. Sailing is work and the faster you go the more work it is.
Can you really enjoy fishing and tending sails at the same time? Like
most sailboats, the cockpits of the Farrier Tris are small for good
offshore ability making it difficult to fish from.

Agree with everything you said. The Telstar amas are fishable, and
quite a bit different than the Farriers'.
The sails are just for getting there. I won't fish under sail.
That just ain't right.
Be like drinking beer with coffee shooters.

--Vic

Trolling with a mono hull is good stuff Vic. 3-6 kts is a pretty good speed
for many fish.
Behind a go-fast tri, you might just reel in a set of fish lips. Ha!