GF42 foil assist trimaran launched, videos of the boat in action

Following up on the GF42 trimaran design that was a collaboration between Greg Lynn and Fred Courouble.  The boat has been launched and after some initial problems (the mast dropped and broke when initial installation was attempted) has been out tearing up the ocean.  Future plans involve cruising the coast at speed and competing in the various events that are now welcoming multihulls on the West Coast scene.


Girlfriend on the road from Greg Lynn FORM on Vimeo.



GF42 first race MDR to Pt. Dume from Greg Lynn FORM on Vimeo.



afternoon trip from MDR to Catalina and back from Greg Lynn FORM on Vimeo.

GF42 trimaran, platform approaching completion at Westerly Marine

Greg Lynn's GF42 trimaran is coming along well with the platform approaching completion.  This gorgeous foil assist carbon fibre trimaran is a collaboration between Greg Lynn and Fred Courouble and is being constructed at Westerly Marine.  The tooling is capable of producing up to three sister ships so if you are interested in a super fast 42' trimaran you can contact the designers here

ongoing updates are also posted to the Greg Lynn Yacht facebook page.

GF42 racer/cruiser trimaran, photo courtesy Greg Lynn Yacht design

GF42 trimaran, updates to construction photos

Some extra photos have been added of the main hull lamination, vac bagging and other parts of the GF42 trimaran project.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.172757886240481.1073741828.172753599574243&type=3

GF42 New 42' trimaran design intended for cruising and racing round the buoys and offshore

Greg Lynn has emailed me about his new trimaran a 42' design intended to strike a balance between some creature comforts and high performance.  The trimaran is under construction now and will be a great addition to the growing SoCal multihull scene.  The project is being carried out on as tight a budget as possible.  The tooling and molds will allow the construction of more boats to the same design as part of a limited production run if there is interest.

Greg writes: It is a custom trimaran for my use that I designed in collaboration with Fred Courouble (www.couroubledesign.com) for my own use in Southern California for day sailing with my family and friends as well as coastal and buoy racing.  All of the information on the design and build team as well as some of the specs are on the website and there are some photos on the facebook page:

Read more on this interesting project below:

www.glyacht.com

More updates available on the Greg Lynn facebook page below:

www.facebook.com/greglynnyacht

GF42 Sailplan, copyright Greg Lynn Yachts

GF42 deckplan, copyright Greg Lynn Yachts

The GF 42 trimaran design, construction team and material suppliers below:

DESIGN: Frederic Courouble & Greg Lynn, Venice, CA http://www.couroubledesign.com/ & http://www.glyacht.com/

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING: HDS, Brest, France http://www.hds-design.com/
CFD: CFD Max (boat) & Dr. Benjamin Herry (foils) http://www.cfdmax.com/
RIG DESIGN: Torbjorn Linderson http://www.linderson.com/
BUILDER: Westerly Marine, Santa Ana, CA http://westerly-marine.com/
CNC FEMALE TOOLING: Kreysler & Associates, American Canyon, CA http://kreysler.com/
CARBON SUPPLIER: Metyx Composites, Istanbul, Turkey http://www.metyx.com/