Multi Sails

Antrim 40 and D4 from Halsey Lidgard Mystic.

The new Jim Antrim designed 40-foot trimaran Zephyr is making quite a splash in its New England racing debut.

She placed 5th in her first race and won the next two.

Halsey Lidgard Mystic made the new tri 3 new sails using Dimensions D4 custom fabric. The sails are a main, large jib and staysail. With its 32-foot beam and high volume floats the boat is quite powerful. The large jib has a 135% overlap and the boat can handle it up to 18 true. With upwind speeds approaching 15 knots there is not much on the east coast that can keep up.

In the New England Solo Twin, a 94 mile double handed event, Zephyr was first on elapsed and corrected time. She completed the course in 10:49 for an average speed of 8.7.

In the Buzzards Bay Regatta she won 6 out of 7 races.

The new sails are fast, strong and set up well to their designed shape. Check out the pics.

Up next is the Newport Unlimited and a new masthead spinnaker (plus a possible rating adjustment).

08/18/2004