Kraken 18
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| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Lock Crowther[1][2] |
| Location | Australia[2] |
| Year | ca. early 1960s |
| Role | day racer[1] |
| Name | Kraken 18[1] |
| Boat | |
| Crew | 2[1] |
| Hull | |
| Type | Open trimaran[1] |
| Construction | Two layers of 1/12" veneer cold-moulded over a simple male mold.[1] |
| LOA | 18 ft (5.5 m)[1] |
| Beam | 11 ft (3.4 m)[1] |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | centreboard[1] |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Fractional Bermuda or Marconi rig[1] |
| Sails | |
| Upwind sail area | 227 sq ft (21.1 m2) (sloop rig - racing)[1] 167 sq ft (15.5 m2) (small headsail)[1] |
| Total sail area | 227 sq ft (21.1 m2)[1] |
Kraken 18 was a day racing trimaran sailboat designed by Lock Crowther in the wake of his successful Bunyip 20 design,[1][2] as a scaled-down version of the earlier Kraken 25 with similar performance.[3] Its smaller size and folding beams made it more practical and led to its greater success.[3]
Advertised as "a slightly faster, more attractive version of the Bunyip 20 with round bilge hulls",[1] it shared an identical rig with the Bunyip 20[1] but was 2 ft (0.61 m) shorter.[1]
It was accepted as a class by the Victoria branch of Trimaran Association of Australia, making it the first one design trimaran class in Australian history.[3]
