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What are the differences between cruising ...
October 30, 2026
Rapido Trimarans News
October 27, 2026
Photo Caption: Rapido 60 Romanza at the start of the 2026 PIC Coastal Classic in Auckland, New Zealand. The ...
October 23, 2026
From Vietnam through Indonesia to Australia's remote Kimberley coast and beyond, Rapido 40 Lightning (#014) is taking owner Alan ...
October 07, 2026
[Photo Caption: Rapido 40 Racer at the Royal Langkawi International Regatta. Still image from video courtesy of @langkawiregatta on ...
September 24, 2026
The Cannes Yachting Festival's Innovation Route has quickly established itself as an essential showcase for the future of recreational ...
September 04, 2026
Triac Composites, the advanced-composite manufacturer wholly owned by Rapido, returns to METSTRADE Amsterdam this November, exhibiting in the specialist ...
July 28, 2026
Five months on, anyone who follows Rapido knows what Aldo Fumagalli and the crew of Picomole achieved in Antarctica.
This ...
July 26, 2026
For more than half a century, La Solitaire du Figaro has occupied a unique position in offshore sailing. As ...
July 17, 2026
For sailors driven by pure performance, the move to family cruising can feel like a compromise. If you've spent ...
June 03, 2026
Francis Tapon hits Rapido's Paul Koch with, "Rapido is a sailboat for advanced sailors". "Rubbish!", ...
May 04, 2026
Introduction
In this in-depth interview, renowned travel writer and adventurer Francis Tapon sits down with Paul Koch to discuss the ...
April 28, 2026
Unveiled to the public for the first time at the International Multihull Show in La Grande-Motte, France, the new ...
April 10, 2026
Rapido 53XS for Sale – Picomole, Hull #01
Rapido ...
April 10, 2026
1. Introduction
Rapido 60 Hull #02, Romanza, is available ...
March 12, 2026
The Italian sailing magazine Giornale della Vela has published a remarkable first-hand account by Aldo Fumagalli in which he ...
March 04, 2026
La Grande Motte, France | 22–26 April 2026. Rapido Trimarans is proud to announce our participation at this year’s ...
February 08, 2026
UPDATE, 14 February 2026: Owner and skipper, Aldo Fumagalli has confirmed their safe return from Antarctica. He simply says, ...
December 12, 2025
Summary
The December 2025 edition of The Report, the official magazine of the International Institute of Marine Surveying, features a four-page ...
December 05, 2025
4 December 2025 will be remembered as a milestone moment in Rapido’s journey; a day that showcased the full ...
December 03, 2025
Just days before the start of the 2025 ARC (Atlantic Rally for Cruisers), Picomole’s proud Italian owner and skipper, ...
November 28, 2025
At Rapido Trimarans, we believe that real performance is best shown, not told.
And this week, we’re lucky enough to ...
November 16, 2025
This coming week, from 18-21 November, Rapido Trimarans’ builder, Triac Composites, will be representing our fleet at two major ...
November 07, 2025
It's a bumper Newsletter for November 2025. Below are the headlines:
Rapido at METSTRADE 2025, Amsterdam, 18–20 Nov. Free ...
June 18, 2025
Barefoot Doctors Sailing — the adventurous YouTubers known for their fast, fun, and informative sailing content — recently paid ...
April 29, 2025
Following its highly successful Global Premiere in Singapore last month, the Rapido 500 ECO Power Cat will make its ...
March 13, 2025
Stop Press: Rapido 500 ECO Power Cat launched on 1 April 2025.
Rapido is set to make waves at the ...
February 13, 2025
*** 2026 Update. In February 2026, Rapido 53XS, Picomole became the first cruising trimaran to cross the Drake Passage ...
January 16, 2025
How T-Rudders Manage Trim and Stability on Performance Trimarans
When sailing at speeds of 10 knots or higher, managing a ...
November 08, 2024
Starlink on the boat, how to have superfast internet anytime, anywhere, Vela magazine, 29 October 2024
The following is an ...
November 05, 2024
Rapido 60 #02, Romanza, has dominated a dramatic and ePIC Coastal Classic 2024 in New Zealand where she stopped ...
September 22, 2024
Rapido 53XS: 360° Virtual Tour & Interior Photo Collection
❄️ 2026 Historic Milestone Update
Proven on the Edge of the World: ...
August 21, 2024
Join Us at the Cannes Yachting Festival 2024 for the International Debut of the Rapido 53XS!
Experience a new era ...
August 17, 2024
Rapido Trimarans has commenced construction of their new class racing, high performance trimaran, the Rapido 40 RACER. The mast ...
July 29, 2024
Slalom among the Greek Islands with a supertrimaran at the Aegean 600, by Aldo Fumagalli and Ugo Giordano, Giornale ...
May 07, 2024
"The all-carbon-fiber Rapido 40 trimaran is a sailor's dream boat: quick, stable and ready for blue water", wrote Mark ...
May 07, 2024
Rapido 53XS - A peak speed of 24 knots during initial sea trials!, reports Multihulls World magazine, 19 April ...
April 10, 2024
The interior of the Rapido 53XS is unveiled!
See below for a video as well as a photo gallery.
https://youtu.be/CcKsQniLKMs
[gallery columns="5" ...
February 01, 2024
Rapido 53XS, the new 16m globetrotter trimaran, by Aldo Fumagalli, Vela Magazine, 24 January 2024.
Aldo Fumagalli is the owner ...
January 10, 2024
First look: Rapido 53XS – 20 knot cruiser, Yachting World magazine, Toby Hodges, 29 December 2023.
Below is an abridged ...
December 13, 2023
David Orton is back Naval Gazing at Camp David. This time, he reviews the Rapido 40.
To view his video, ...
December 06, 2023
Dave Orton is the Captain of Camp David Navel Gazing and in this Future Yacht Episode, he focuses on ...
November 11, 2023
Rapido 53XS Review, Yachting World magazine, 9 November 2023.
The following has been reproduced from the original article.
LOA 15.24m ...
November 08, 2023
Mark Toia earned his first photography pay check by photographing this Parallax 11 from a ...
October 25, 2023
Profile Yacht Designer: Gino Morrelli. The man behind the iron curtain, by Zuzana Prochazka, Sail Magazine, 23 October 2023. ...
October 16, 2023
Yacht TV has reviewed the Rapido 40 in a video published on You Tube on 12 October 2023.
The video ...
October 13, 2023
This week, the owner of Rapido 53XS (Xtra Space) Hull #001 visited us in the factory to check the ...
September 27, 2023
Sailing La Vagabonde have seen their (so very nearly completed) new home, a Rapido 60 (Hull #04) for the ...
September 22, 2023
"Rapido 40 Carbon Trimaran from Vietnam - The Test", Michael Good, Yacht Magazine (Germany), 21 September 2023.
The following is ...
September 19, 2023
USA BOAT SHOWS 2023
Fresh from Newport International Boat Show, Rapido 40 #03 (Tri Me) will next sail into the ...
September 11, 2023
C FOILS ON A FAST CRUISING CARBON TRIMARAN? THIS LOOKS RAPID! | RAPIDO 40 VIDEO TOUR by Toby Hodges ...
August 21, 2023
Rapido Trimarans is delighted to have our Rapido 40 nominated as for SAIL Magazine's "Top 10 Best Boats" for ...
August 14, 2023
[Note, this Rapido model is now the Rapido 53XS] Multihulls World magazine, Issue No. 191, September / October 2023 ...
June 29, 2023
Rapido 40: The Alternative Trimaran, by François-Xavier de Crécy with photos by Ludovic Fruchaud, LE MONDE DU MULTICOQUE #24 ...
June 01, 2023
R40 Featherweight trimaran from Vietnam with clever solutions, Michael Good, Yacht Magazine 27 May 2023 (includes 12 photos by ...
May 25, 2023
Cruising Compass has just published an article, The Rapido 40 is a 20-Knot Cruising Tri by George Day which ...
May 05, 2023
Boat Review of Rapido 40 by Zuzana Prochazka, Sail Magazine, 4 May 2023. the Rapido 40 has since been ...
April 27, 2023
Rapido 40: ultra fast cruising in complete safety on three hulls, by Maxime Leriche, Sailboat News.com, 25 April 2023 ...
April 25, 2023
The Rapido 40 will be at the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show in the US from 28-30 April 2023.
Rapido will ...
April 20, 2023
No Frills Sailing conducted a review of the Rapido 40 in a post titled, Boat Anomaly: Rapido 40 Trimaran, ...
April 18, 2023
When we talk about the architectural differences between a standard cruising catamaran and a Rapido trimaran, the technical data ...
April 05, 2023
Before Riley and Elayna Whitelum of Sailing La Vagabonde took delivery of their own Rapido 60, they spent a ...
February 26, 2023
Rapido 40 #03, Tri Me attracted lots of attention at the 2023 Miami Boat Show last week.
Below is a ...
February 20, 2023
[20 Feb 2023] Richard Eyre is currently sailing Rapido 40, Hull #02 (ADAMAS), from Thailand (Phuket) to Singapore*. While ...
July 11, 2022
Rapido Trimarans' Mark Waller caught up recently with Sailing La Vagabonde's Riley and Elayna.
The purpose? To discuss Sailing La ...
April 21, 2022
Rapido 50 Wins Premium "Multihull of the Year" Award
🏆 2026 Championship Update
The Legacy Continues: The Rapido 50's award-winning design ...
April 04, 2022
Stop Press 21 April 2022. Rapido 50 has won the Multihull of the Year in the 45'-55' category! ...
March 28, 2022
For decades, advances in high-performance yacht design were largely confined to elite racing programs like the America's Cup and ...
January 06, 2022
World famous Sailing La Vagabonde upgrade to Rapido 60, reports Boat Gold Coast, January 2022.
Below are edited highlights from ...
October 27, 2021
Boating New Zealand has published an article, Harnessing Speed, by Kevin Green in its November 2021 issue. the full ...
September 26, 2021
Yacht World has just published an article, Rapido 60 Trimaran Boat Review: A Bold Gamechanger For Performance Bluewater Cruising, ...
September 03, 2021
Harnessing the inherent speed in a high tech carbon lightweight trimaran design while still having a great and surprisingly ...
August 10, 2021
Congratulations to Dougall Love and Romanza (Rapido 60) which has won Race 2 of the Lewmar Triple Series (100nm), ...
July 19, 2021
Romanza (Rapido 60) has claimed Line Honours in Race 1 of the Lewmar 2021 SSANZ Triple Series in New ...
July 01, 2021
Rapido 50, Hull #01 has been doing test sails in Spain during the past week with Morrelli & Melvin's* ...
June 29, 2021
[UPDATE 1 July 2021. For more photos of the Rapido 50 in Spain, click here.]
Below is the first footage ...
June 08, 2021
Rapido Trimarans is thrilled to confirm that Sailing La Vagabonde (SLV) will sail the world's oceans aboard a Rapido ...
April 19, 2021
"Clients Dougall and Jaz Love are co-owners of the Rapido 60 Trimaran, Romanza, equipped with a full suite of ...
April 14, 2021
This morning, Dougall and Jaz Love (Rapido 60, Romanza) have caught up with superstar helmsman, Peter Burling, from the ...
February 26, 2021
Last weekend, all eyes were on the Prada Cup in New Zealand as Prada won five races to one ...
February 25, 2021
David Geraghty owns a sail boat and, last ...
February 17, 2021
Making Short-handed Short Work - Onboard Rapido 60 Sail-World magazine has reported in an article by Anna Merchant that ...
January 30, 2021
[29 January, 2021] The stunning Rapido 50 has hit the water and has been an instant hit. This newsletter ...
January 29, 2021
[UPDATED...]
The original Rapido 60 Power Trimaran has been sold - but if you're looking for a power trimaran with ...
December 15, 2020
Romanza commanded another podium performance in New Zealand last weekend and, in another week, will enjoy some well-deserved Classic ...
November 02, 2020
Romanza has taken line honours in the 44nm Gold Cup Race in New Zealand on the weekend (31 October ...
October 30, 2020
The 119nm Pic Coastal Classic was held in New Zealand last week from 23-24 October 2020. The race begins ...
October 26, 2020
"Auckland, 23 October 2020 – 2020 has been the year of uphill battles, and the 119nm PIC Coastal Classic ...
October 02, 2020
Sail World has reported on a new scientific study by an award winning marine biologist that has confirmed what ...
September 24, 2020
Australia's Cruising Helmsman Magazine has published a review of the Rapido 60 in its current October, 2020 issue. See ...
September 15, 2020
When a leading marine publication features your fleet, it’s always an honor. But when they perfectly capture the core ...
September 10, 2020
"Monohulls - Why put up with such nonsense?", asked Ineffable's owner
"I remember sliding barefoot across the deck of an ...
August 08, 2020
[7 August, 2020] If you’re interested in boats that deliver safe, fast passage-making, as well as podium performances for ...
July 24, 2020
Check out the latest issue (August 2020) of Cruising Helmsman Magazine which has a great article on the Rapido 40.
Below is ...
July 23, 2020
What do owners really think of the Rapido 60 when put to the ultimate test?
Look no further than the ...
June 29, 2020
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ...
June 25, 2020
The June 2020 issue of Cruising Helmsman magazine features an article on the Rapido 50, titled, Rapido Ready for ...
June 18, 2020
The Rapido 60 is the ultimate charter yacht to differentiate your company - whether it's in a sailing configuration ...
March 07, 2020
Rapido Trimarans is delighted to confirm the appointment of Sail Tahiti as our official dealer for Tahiti, French Polynesia ...
February 25, 2020
Surprising the Fleet: The Rapido 60 'Ineffable' at the RORC Caribbean 600
📅 Race Recap: February 2020 | Antigua, Caribbean
When ...
February 19, 2020
Rapido Trimarans is delighted to confirm the appointment of Multihull Solutions as its dealer in Asia.
Multihull Solutions is the ...
February 06, 2020
Rapido Trimarans' dealer for Germany and Austria, Mr Werner Stolz (Corsair Germany), will be in Hall 10, Booth No. ...
February 05, 2020
The You Tube channel, design • technology • luxury, has put out its Top 7 Trimarans for 2019-2020.
The video ...
January 26, 2020
Romanza, co-owned by (Jaz) and Dougall Love, has just completed New Zealand's Bay of Island Sailing Week which was ...
December 12, 2019
The Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club has just issued a Media Release dated 12 December 2019 titled, "Sailing heavyweights ...
December 10, 2019
She is the current holder of both the round-the-world Jules Verne Trophy and the Route du Rhum transatlantic single-handed ...
November 26, 2019
The Rapido Trimarans' newsletter was emailed to subscribers on Saturday 16 November 2019.
If you would like to subscribe to ...
November 21, 2019
The French are, of course, passionate about sailing. And they're passionate about multihulls.
As MySailing wrote, "When it comes to ...
November 15, 2019
SEA Yachting Magazine has published an article on Rapido Trimarans’ full range of trimarans in its November / December ...
October 20, 2019
Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering Inc. have forwarded the latest renderings of the Rapido 50 Trimaran which include ...
October 07, 2019
To generate income in an increasingly congested day charter market, you need a unique selling proposition to sail ahead ...
October 04, 2019
The Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron (RNZYS) will host the 36th America’s Cup from 6-21 March, 2021 in Auckland ...
October 03, 2019
Rapido Trimarans is delighted to unveil its pioneering folding mechanism that will used on our all-new, Rapido 50 Trimaran, ...
October 01, 2019
Take a sneak peek inside our factory for the making of a plug for Rapido Trimarans R50.
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We use the ...
September 20, 2019
Multihulls World magazine is describing the Rapido 40 as “a folding speed machine” in its November / December 2019 ...
September 18, 2019
Have you ever been interested in chartering a Rapido 60?
Now, thanks to the owner of Ineffable, Steve Bourne, that ...
September 16, 2019
Seahorse magazine has just published an article regarding Rapido Trimarans in its October 2019 issue. The article, On the ...
September 13, 2019
RC17 (Commercial) - the Ultimate Day Trip Cat
Dr. Albert Nazarov describes the RC17 (56'), by Rapido Catamarans, as the ...
August 14, 2019
Rapido Trimarans is pleased to confirm that it will exhibit at the Cannes Yachting Festival to be held in ...
July 23, 2019
The KUKA Robot has begun milling its first foam blocks.
https://www.facebook.com/triaccomposites/videos/2422089584514591/
And already, she is proving her versatility.
For enquiries
E. [email protected]
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July 15, 2019
The Rapido 60 is reviewed by Philippe Echelle in the current issue of Multihulls World magazine's Summer 2019 (Edition ...
April 24, 2019
Yesterday (23 April 2019), co founder of Rapido Trimarans', Paul Koch, visited Spain to check out our new Kuka, ...
March 25, 2019
Below is Rapido Trimarans' newsletter for March, 2019.
Ineffable Rapido 60 shines in Caribbean
Owner, Steve Bourne has described the Rapido 60 ...
March 09, 2019
Originally published in the Daily Herald on 26 February 2019.
Steve Bourne is the owner of Ineffable, a Rapido 60 ...
January 30, 2019
At a Glance
Boat: Rapido 60 Ineffable
Owner: Steve Bourne
Route: Las Palmas, Canary Islands → St Lucia, Caribbean
...
August 21, 2018
Adventures of a Sailor Girl, Nic Douglass, provided this fantastic commentary of Romanza, the Rapido 60, on Day 3 ...
July 30, 2018
The Rapido 60, Romanza, is currently sailing from New Zealand to Australia, across the Tasman Sea, to compete in ...