Toria

The story of Derek Kelsall designs and the development of modern multihull yachts

TORIA 

The first modern trimaran 1966

Toria 1966   Click on the images to enlarge them.

The first modern trimaran designed to sail on two hulls built in grp foam sandwich and with round bilge hulls. Designed in 1965 she sailed 2000 miles around Britain in record time; In 1968 she crossed the Atlantic twice as Gancia Girl, finishing 7th in the 1968 OSTAR then raced again as Toria before her loss by fire in the OSTAR1972.

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