Kraken 18

Kraken 18
Current specifications
Crew 2[1]
Type Open trimaran[1]
Construction Two layers of 1/12" veneer cold-moulded over a simple male mold.[1]
Rig Fractional Bermuda or Marconi rig[1]
Keel centreboard[1]
LOA 18 ft (5.5 m)[1]
Beam 11 ft (3.4 m)[1]
Main & jib area

227 sq ft (21.1 m2) (sloop rig - racing)[1]

167 sq ft (15.5 m2) (small headsail)[1]
Total sail area 227 sq ft (21.1 m2)[1]
Development
Year ca. early 1960s
Designer Lock Crowther[1][2]
Location Australia[2]
Role day racer[1]

Kraken 18 was a day racing trimaran sailboat designed by Lock Crowther in the wake of his successful Bunyip 20 design,[1][2] as a scaled-down version of the earlier Kraken 25 with similar performance.[3] Its smaller size and folding beams made it more practical and led to its greater success.[3]

Advertised as "a slightly faster, more attractive version of the Bunyip 20 with round bilge hulls",[1] it shared an identical rig with the Bunyip 20[1] but was 2 ft (0.61 m) shorter.[1]

It was accepted as a class by the Victoria branch of Trimaran Association of Australia, making it the first one design trimaran class in Australian history.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Scanned specification brochure for Kraken 18 / Kraken 25 / Bunyip 20.
  2. 1 2 3 "Crowther Design". Multihull Maven.
  3. 1 2 3 Andrew Griffiths. "The Historic Lock Crowther Kraken & Bunyip Open Trimarans". Small Trimarans. The Kraken 18 was perhaps the most successful of the three designs, performance was said to be almost as good as the larger boat and its smaller size combined with folding cross beams made it more practical for the average owner. It was accepted as a class by the Victoria branch of Trimaran Association of Australia making it the first one design trimaran class in Australia history


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