White Tip Yachts have partnered with Francois Perus and Romain Scolari of the Yacht collective to create an exciting new performance oriented 33' trimaran design. The build is to be handled by Cape Performance Sailing.
From Thomas Wilson of White Tip Yachts:
The design of the boat is the fruit of a 2-year collaboration between the two naval architects of Yacht Design Collective, François Perus-Romain Scolari and my wife and I.
Having sailed a trimaran in May 2022, we were convinced that this was the ideal boat for us. I had been following makes such as Dragonfly, Corsair and Farrier. I was impressed with the new Corsairs, particularly their 600, 760 and 880. I was however surprised to see that across all makes there were no modern deigns in the 30-to-40-foot range. Most of the trimarans in that size bracket have hull shapes that are based on pretty old designs.
As a YMI and pro Ocean sailor I have sailed and raced on many yachts. I was convinced that with YDC, we could create an exciting and innovative boat that would be a top performer. I therefore decided to commission YDC and asked them to design this trimaran for us.
The brief was simple:
The boat had to be 33 foot: I race and want to participate in RORC races with this boat including Fastnet. As I am sure you know, RORC require a minimum LOA of 30 feet for multihulls. I therefore wanted to be over this length. The boat had to be foldable and trailable: We came up with a design that folds to 3.5m which is the maximum width allowed on UK and European roads without “Special Convoy”.
I wanted the boat to be light and fast but with a MOCRA rating below 1.5 as this then moves the boat in the Grand prix category. Last but not least a special effort needed to be made to ensure that every aspect of the boat was designed and built with attention to detail and focus on quality throughout the project
YDC came up with the design you now see on the renders. In our view, they have done a fabulous job. In addition Francois and Romain are a great team to work with. The interior renders attached to this email are those of the “race style”. We also have another interior possible with lighter tones.
During the design we also looked for a good yard. We wanted a yard that was:
Interested in this project;
Capable of ensuring a high-quality build.
I was introduced to the owners of Cape Performance in South Africa. There was very quickly an excellent meeting of minds between all of us. As you know Cape Performance builds the fantastic Cape 31 and they have therefore been able to bring true value to the project. As a result, we are now ready to start the build of this new Trimaran, the Cape WT10, and to announce its arrival to the sailing world.
To that effect we have now created White Tip Yachts. The company will focus on selling these yachts worldwide.
Our website is
We aim to have the first boat finished in the first half of 2025.
Boat 1 will be our boat and belong to White Tip Race Academy Ltd which is a new race school that my wife and I opened this year based in Haslar,
Gosport, South of England
The boat will
Allow potential buyers to test a boat properly as they will sail it with me as the owner and instructor
Allow clients to have trimaran lessons
Allow clients to participate in multihull races.
Here are the specs
LOA 10m
BOA 8.4m
BOA folded 3.5m
BOA/LOA 84%
DRAFT 1.8m-0.4m
WEIGHT DRY BOAT READY TO SAIL 2100kg
MAX TOTAL WEIGHT EXCL CREW 2500kg
SQ M UPWIND 71m Mainsail 42 Staysail 14.4m Genoa 29m
DOWNWIND SAILS A2 94.5m Code3 72m Code 0 42.5m
ENGINE : OUTBOARD OR INBOARD OPTIONAL
MAST SECTION ABOVE DECK LEVEL 14.6m
Expected price ready to sail approx. €425 000.00
I personally think that YDC have managed to design a superb trimaran that will be fast yet retain some comforts. She can be sailed short-handed or with 5 on board.
Her interior is roomy and clever whilst her shape promises stunning performances with the potential of reaching 30 knots.
You can sail and race her in the Solent and then tow her to the South of France and have fun on board with your family. You might even be able to leave the Solent in the morning for France, enjoy lunch in Cherbourg and be back for an evening drink in Cowes.
Not many 33 foot sailing yachts can offer such a diverse program.
