Rapido Trimarans Founder Paul Koch reveals the truth about their fast trimarans. There are many myths and misunderstandings that Paul seeks to shatter. Listen to this 30-minute interview with one of sailing’s greatest innovators, shot in Vietnam.

Watch my interview with Paul Koch of Rapido

Background

Trimarans are boats with three hulls, whereas catamarans have two hulls, and monohulls have one hull.

I have a long-term dream of sailing around the world, so I’m looking for the best boat to make that happen.

I’ve crossed monohulls off the list, even though most sailboats are monohulls. Although they have some advantages, I dislike how they heel (tilt) more than multihulls and are the slowest boats.

Catamarans are attractive, but trimarans have advantages that cats lack. The interview goes into many of the advantages of a trimaran, so I won’t repeat.

Timeline

00:00 Foldable trimarans

01:00 Speed, tack, & angle advantages

02:15 Unsinkable

05:25 Sailing Future

08:00 High latitude sailing

09:50 Why make a boat in Vietnam?

12:30 Why are trimarans unpopular?

18:30 Rapido future

19:45 All-electric boats

21:45 Are trimarans hard to sail?

24:30 Who should not get a Rapido?