RE980, Red Alert, Trimaran

The RE980 design brief for this vessel was to create a large volume thirty two foot long trimaran that could be comfortably cruised by two people and not be embarrassed on the race track.

Key Features

Accommodation within the main hull consists of a reasonably sized double bunk in the forward cabin. Under the bunk is a large storage locker. There is standing room between the main bulkhead and the bunk front. Also the forward cabin has a port and starboard gear locker.
Exiting aft into the saloon passing by the centre case which divides the companionway forward from the toilet and hand basin area is a raised seat to starboard and a raised 'L' shaped dinette to port. This area has the water tanks built under the floor with a head tank under the seat. The aft end saloon seat return has an ice box built in with a front loading door.
Aft of the saloon is a moderate size navigating station and chart table with the ships batteries built under. Opposite is the galley complete with cup rack, cutlery draw, open utensil bin, food storage, two burner stove, sink, a wall mounted califont and electric water pump.
Aft is another double bunk which has sitting headroom in the forward end made possible by the bridge deck area in the forward end of the cockpit.
Stepping into the cockpit the sense of space becomes immediate with two six foot long cockpit seats with a large open coaming locker behind. The coamings have mainsheet/gennaker sheet winches on them. Under the seat lids to port is a 9.9 Hp four stroke outboard motor which tilts up into the pod built into the flair of the main hull. To starboard under the seat is the outboard fuel, gas bottle and additional storage.
The mast is a non rotating swept spreader fractional rig with the sail controls leading back to jammers on the aft edge of the cabin top. The winch at this point also doubles as genoa sheet winches.
Moving forward is the anchor locker which has a rope / chain capstan feed into a long shallow anchor locker. at the front of the anchor locker is the forestay and furler attachment point with a 1.2 meter long prod for gennakers attached permanently to the hull. This has a bow roller built on the end and doubles as an anchor prod.
The floats are connected by ply / glass beams which are permanent and do not fold up. The floats have reasonable size access hatch in the tops to usable storage for such items as spare sails, scallop dredges, spare anchors, ropes, fenders etc.

Basic Specifications
Description
LOA	11.5 metres
LWL	9.90 metres
BEAM	7.50 metres
DRAFT BOARD UP	.45 metres
DRAFT BOARD DOWN	2.0 metres
DISPLACEMENT	2500 Kgs

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