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2. Norman Cross (multihull designer) - Wikipedia

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   A design engineer by profession, Cross worked for Ford Motor Company, then spent 16 years with General Dynamics' Convair Division in their department of wind-tunnel model design and towing basin testing. [1]

3. Trimaran - Wikipedia

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   USA-17—a 90-foot-long (27 m) trimaran, type BOR90. A traditional paraw double-outrigger sailboat from the Philippines. A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a multihull boat that comprises a main hull and two smaller outrigger hulls (or "floats") which are attached to the main hull with lateral beams.

4. Multihull - Wikipedia

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   The design concept comprises a narrow, long hull that cuts through waves. The outriggers then provide the stability that such a narrow hull needs. While the aft sponsons act as trimaran sponsons do, the front sponsons do not touch the water normally; only if the ship rolls to one side do they provide added buoyancy to correct the roll.

5. Kraken 18 - Wikipedia

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   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]

6. RV Triton - Wikipedia

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   In August 1998, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) awarded a contract to Vosper Thornycroft to construct the trimaran, at a cost of £13.5m [1] RV Triton was launched at Woolston in May 2000 and delivered in August 2000. Triton then began a two-year risk reduction trials programme for the UK MoD and the US Department of Defense.

7. Constant Camber 26 - Wikipedia

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   Constant Camber 26 is a 26 ft (7.9 m) cruising sloop trimaran sailboat designed in the 1970s by John Marples featuring berths for two adults and two children. [1] [2] The constant camber hull is constructed using a single master template to produce each panel, resulting in a design with unchanging curvature, imparting extraordinary strength similar to an eggshell.