Trimarans

[Adam]

Been raiding the old filing cabinet again - and came across this blast from the past!

Ceal-na - Mara
Lady Arran - 1978

 

[BluFin]

Bloody hell, adam where did that come from, I rememder that thing, didn't go to great what ever happened to it. I must sort out the office I konw I have a few of highland fling

 

[Adam]

Pretty sure they tried running it with outboards at one time.

But never saw it going at any real speed. Wonder what happened to it?

 

[Ian]

I remember reading about 'Skean Dhu' when I was a kid. It was a boat that she used for a record attempt on Windermere (?)
I think that was kind of Trimaran (ish)

 

[BluFin]

Yep That ran OK. The one that set the Class 1 record of the day was "Highland Fling" but that was a traditional 3 pointer rather than reversed