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AIRPLAY TRIMARANS

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RAW at the Neptune Regatta. This was RAW's first opportunity to line up with some other race boats.

The Neptune Regatta is as much an adevnture as it is a reagtta. A week of racing including a short course, a long 80nm downhill, a couple of Equator Sprints and finally a long 80nm uphill to finish it off.

Stringy things!

Here's a sample of most of the controls on the RAW. It's a nice simple set up, easy to understand and colour coded.

RAW Test Sail: Day one in light airs 5-8 knots. Nice feel and all things worked as they should. The wind pushed the boat along and the wrap attracted plenty of looks!

Airplay Sails

Carbon Membrane MXL sails... What else on a 100% Carbon Infused boat!

CAT walk

The 'cat walk' is one of the features that we really appreciate. The cat walk gives effortless access from the stern to the bow of the boat. Even the beam ends are recessed flat into the hull. Nothing to trip over on your way forward!..

DECK hardware

The collection of clutches. Outboard ones are for Daggerboard up (red) and down (green). Next two are the spinnaker and jib halyards.

RAW strings

Bright orange is the cunningham. The three yellow ones are (outer) first and second reef and the middle is the Outhaul.

RAW strings

Mast rotation is a very simple affair as the mast is very balanced on its axis.

RAW butt

The transom is a large space, easy boarding up the molded steps.

RAW deck

The cabin top contains all the stringy bits. On RAW the cabin top molding is narrower than on the SPORT models. This creates the 'cat walk' for the RAW and more interior space in the SPORTS.

RAW string

Another view of the simple rotation control.

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RAW rear

Powering up under kite nicely in light air approximately 5 - 8 knots true.

RAW lite

RAW in the light air of test sail 1

RAW Bling

RAW's wrap is really bling, but we LOVE it!

RAW kite

Under kite in the first light air testing in Xiamen.

RAW head shot

Light air test day one. See how narrow the main hull is on the waterline. Less drag, less fuss, more speed!

RAW sides

RAW is a very neat design with nice lines...

RAW sharp

RAW just lopping along in the light air testing.

RAW powering

RAW powers up quickly. It translates every once of wind into forward motion. The amas have good buoyancy low and forward this helps to lever the main hull out of the water and get it going!

RAW helm

Nicely balanced on the helm then!

RAW sharp

The sharp end of the pickle fork! Note main hull bow already lifting as the load is transferred to the ama.

RAW front

The canted ama is starting to work. It will load to a point and then the leverage starts to kick in.

RAW splendour

Plenty of space for everyone and the best view might be on the bow watching the ama work.

RAW fly

Main hull just getting light.

RAW sunset

With a boat like this, even just sailing into the sunset is fun!..

RAW butt

You can see how flat the aft section is on the ama.

RAW picture

Playing with the light air. Wind was 5-8 knots true! Boat speeds were getting into the 13's.

RAW sharp

Here's the business end going to work.

RAW zoom

RAW deck

Plenty of space on the nets.

RAW zoom

RAW sunset

RAW fly

Come Fly With Us...

RAW flying

The first sail in 18 - 20 knots of breeze. Trying out a single reef!

RAW spray

Powered up and flying. Pressing the ama this hard was great fun. Boat speed at the time was 21 knots.

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RAW deck

The cabin top contains all the stringy bits. On RAW the cabin top molding is narrower than on the SPORT models. This creates the 'cat walk' for the RAW and more interior space in the SPORTS.