TRIMARAN: A boat with three hulls.
TRIPLINE: A line fast to the crown of an anchor by means of which it can be hauled out when dug too deeply or fouled; a similar line used on a sea anchor to bring it aboard.
trimaran
A type of boat with three side-by-side hulls, the center of which is usually larger with crew accommodations.
Trimaran
A boat with a center hull and two smaller outer hulls called amas.
Trip line
A line attached to the end of an anchor to help free it from the ground.
trimaran - A vessel with three hulls.
trip - A passage. Sometimes used in Scotland to denote a board made in beating to windward. To trip a spar is to cant it.
Trimaran:
A trimaran has three hulls which run parallel to one another with the middle hull often being shorter than the two outer hulls. There are very few trimarans available for charter.
Trimaran used by Ellen McArthur in Round the world record
A sailing yacht can vary in overall length from about 20 feet to well over 300 feet. However, most privately owned yachts fall on the range of about 20 feet to about 50 feet.
trimaran, tri
A boat with three distinct side-by-side hulls, the center one larger than the others. The side hulls (outriggers, floats, amas) are attached to the center hull (vaka) by a bridge, struts, or crossbeams (akas).
A folding trimaran just right for fast passages between thin-water cruising grounds ...
Akas: Lateral struts that attach outrigger hulls to a trimaran or proa.
Ama: The outrigger hull(s) of a proa, or trimaran.
Amidships: The middle area of the boat.
Angle of attack: The angle of a sail in relation to the direction of the wind.
Amas- The outboard hulls of a trimaran.
Amidships - In the middle of the ship
Anchor - A hook which digs in to the bottom to keep the ship from drifting 2) The act of using an anchor ...
A few of the boats he owned included a Thunderbird,range of beach cats, red baron cruising cat, Crowther Impala trimaran(first tri to circumnavigate Australia), Crowther Spindrift 37 and 45, And Corsair F27 and F31.
Amas - The outboard hulls of a trimaran.
Amidships - In or toward the part of a boat or ship midway between the bow and the stern; also midway between port and starboard sides; toward the middle of the ship or boat.
amas - The outboard hulls of a trimaran.
anchor bend - A type of knot used to fasten an anchor to its line.
anchor light - A white light, usually on the masthead, visible from all directions, used when anchored.
Any boat with more than one hull, such as a catamaran or trimaran.
mushroom anchor
A type of anchor with a heavy inverted mushroom shaped head. Mushroom anchors are used to anchor in mud and other soft ground.
The outrigger hull(s) of a proa, or trimaran.
amidships
In the center of the boat.
Single hull boat in contrast to a multihull such as a catamaran or a trimaran.
Mooring
An arrangement for securing a boat to a mooring buoy or a pier.
Multihull yachts use two hulls (catamarans) or three (trimarans) widely separated from each other to provide a stable base that resists overturning and allows for sailing in shallower waters than most keeled monohulls.
hybrid boat that has sails and powerful engines. motoryachtA large powerboat greater than 40 feet with luxurious interior accommodations for long-range cruising. multihullA boat with more than one hull, such as a catamaran or trimaran.
trimaran-- a boat with three hulls
True Wind: The actual speed and direction of the wind felt when standing still.
Tuning - the adjustment of the standing rigging, the sails and the hull to balance the boat for optimum performance ...
 See also: Forward, Boat, Line, Light, Hull
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