Weta Trimaran

Weta Trimaran

Class symbol

Weta racing in the High Sierra Regatta
Development
Designer Roger and Chris Kitchen, Tim Clissold
Location Auckland, New Zealand
Year 2006
Design One-design
Boat
Crew 1-3 adults / max 240 kg (530 lb)
Hull
Type Open trimaran
Construction Carbon fiber, fiberglass and foam
Hull weight Approx. 100 kg (220 lb)
LOA 4.4 m (14 ft)
Beam

3.5 m (11 ft) (rigged)

1.7 m (5.6 ft) (on trailer)
Hull Appendages
Keel/Board Type Centreboard
Rig
Rig Type Fractional Bermuda or Marconi rig with gennaker
Mast Length 5.6 m (18 ft)
Sails
Mainsail area 8.3 m2 (89 sq ft)
Jib / Genoa area 3.2 m2 (34 sq ft)
Spinnaker area 8 m2 (86 sq ft)
Upwind Sail Area 11.5 m2 (124 sq ft)
Total sail area 19.5 m2 (210 sq ft)
Misc
D-PN 78.5
RYA PN 950
Weta racing on Huntington Lake California High Serra Regatta

The Weta 4.4 Trimaran is a 4.4 metre (14 foot) sailing dinghy conceived and developed in New Zealand from 2001-2006 by Roger and Chris Kitchen and others with design by TC Design's Tim Clissold.

Design

The boat is constructed from fibre glass and carbon fibre, and is popular as a racing boat or for recreational sailing.[1] It has added stability and righting moment from the trimaran amas or floats.

Recognition

The Weta Trimaran is recognized as one design class by Yachting New Zealand,[2] the French Sailing Federation,[3] and the Royal Yachting Association in the UK.[4]

Awards

In 2010 the Weta Trimaran was awarded Boat of the Year by Sailing World magazine.[5]

Builds

There are two distinct builds of the Weta Trimaran, the 'original build' and the '2015 Weta'.

Original build

From 2006 to 2014 the 'original build' was manufactured in China for Weta Marine and sailed internationally[6] with 1000 boats sold to date with the largest fleets in France and the USA.[7][8] Its sails were manufactured by Dutch windsurfing sail-maker Gaastra.

The design evolved over time:

[9]

2015 Weta

In 2014 the new 2015 Weta was announced.

Structural and cosmetic improvements include:

In September 2014 the first of the new '2015 Weta' build were shipped to customers in the US.

Performance

[10]

Events

See also

References

  1. "Sailing World". Weta Trimaran Best Dinghy. Sailing World. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  2. "Yachting New Zealand". Directory of All Class Associations. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  3. "Federation Francaise de Voile". Les Associations de Classe. Retrieved 2012-11-22.
  4. List of boats with RYA Portsmouth Numbers#cite note-RYA2013-1
  5. "Small Trimarans". How to Set Up a Weta Trimaran in 15 Minutes. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  6. Link text, Access date 30/06/2001.
  7. http://wetamarine.com/about/news/705-weta-celebrates-1000-boats
  8. http://www.wetamarine.com/owners/weta-world-map
  9. "British Weta Class Association: The Boat - Development".
  10. "BoatDesign.net". Weta Trimaran-sailing worlds best dingy. Retrieved 2011-06-30.
Weta race start Huntington Lake
Team weta
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