RAPIDO Trimarans

We got our first one in 1990.

And sailed it 'everywhere'!

350

This 11ft catamaran was primarily designed to get children confident with catamaran sailing. The single trapeze keeps the interest alive and action happening. An adult can sail the 350 and operates well with one adult and one child onboard.

Small and easy to handle catamarans, the features all the used on Nacra's race catamarans. Simple to sail and very versatile, the Nacra 350 will teach the art of catamaran sailing to a new generation of young sailors.

With the new Nacra 17 being chosen for the next Olympics-this is the perfect starting point for the next generation of young sailors. For the young and young at heart!

Features

Wave piercing
large volume hulls
Non skid built into hull
Safe trapezing
Extra bulkheads Ultra strong construction
Boomless square top mainsail
Pre-shaped racing battens
Non overlapping jib
Easy tacking & gibing
Mesh trampoline with pocket
Adjustable carbon reinforced rudders
Ackerman steering system
Kick up rudders Safe Beaching
Quick release rudder connection
Anodised spars
6:1 mainsheet system
3:1 downhaul system
4 wheel traveler car
Single trapeze system
Adjustable chainplates
Plastic coated side stays
Captive mast step system
Semi eclipsed front beam
Adjustable wire dolphin striker
Under 2.1m width
1 year limited warranty

Details

Length: 3.5m

Width: 2.1m

Sail area Mainsail: 8 sq m

Jib: 1.35 sq m

Mast height: 5.7m

Cheapest entry to cat sailing...

Nacra's 'mini-cats' appeal to the entry level, the less-confident and those who just want some fuss free sailing and the boomless sails really appeal!

The most simple rudder system and no daggerboards means you can beach them without worrying.

430

Employing all the latest technology in design and build techniques, this 14 footer is unlike others that came before.

Advanced bow design by the lead designer from the AC campaign, the bow has similar fluid dynamics of the very successful Infusion F18. Such an advanced bow allows the front beam to be mounted further forward offering a huge trampoline.

With a mid-pole snuffer spinnaker, just as on the F-18, the 430 is a pocket rocket. Stretch the performance with a single trapeze and it becomes a very quick little boat. Large storage hatches in both hulls add to the usefulness of the platform. Kick-up rudders and a boom-less make this as safe as it fun.

Features

moulded white
Flex Mylar main and jib
foam sandwich hulls
wave piercing design
large volume hulls
large storage compartment
race Mylar mainsail
boomless square top mainsail
tapered race battens
mesh trampoline with pocket
carbon reinforced rudders
kick up rudder system
Ackerman steering system
anodised spars
plastic coated shrouds
adjustable trapeze system
RCB traveller
6:1 Mainsheet system
8:1 Downhaul
captive mast ball system
high aspect racing spinnaker
Nacra mid pole snuffer system
ratchamatic spinnaker blocks
colour scheme available
Nacra’s 1 year limited warranty

Details

Length: 4.3m

Width: 2.3m

Sail area mainsail: 11.88m2

Jib area: 1.97m2

Spinnaker: 11.46m2

Rocket & rolling...

It[s really a pocket rocket but thanks to clever design, the trampoline space on the 430 is equal to that on the 500. There's plenty of room to stretch out.

Large storage lockers allows you to carry items and the spinnaker adds some real pep!

500

What we really liked about our 500 is the way it can do-it-all. Our original one was sailed from Singapore to Phuket and back! That should kind of prove its worth as a seaworthy, robust craft.

Thirty years on... The boat with the blue sails, is still active. At our last Singapore Catamaran Championship the 30 year old Nacra 5.0 placed second against much more hi-tech Formula 16 and F18 catamarans while sailing with a young crew that had never sailed a cat' before.

The long narrow hulls really slice cleanly through the water! There are no dagger boards so its light and uncomplicated. The boomless mainsail is a real bonus and the mast rotation automatically sets itself.

For the 2023 racing season, we tuned the 5.0's rig in the same manner that we tune the racing rigs.

This really changed the state of the boat and in the breeze the old 5.0 could keep up with the newer race boats. We only lost out as we didn't rig a spinnaker and so we suffered in the light downwind conditions as compared to the boats that could poer up with their kites! Next year we'll be back to surprise them.

Like all other Nacra’s, it is constructed with polyester sandwich foam giving the hulls great stiffness and strength. With high volume ahead of the beams and so doesn’t stuff the nose in. This hull volume translates a much higher load carrying capacity.

Kick up rudders allow for easy launching and recovery and make sailing easy.

If you like your sailing simple and fast this is the catamaran for you.

Details

Length: 5.00m

Width: 2.44m

Weight: 163 kg

Sail area: 17.65m2

Trapeze : 2 persons in trapeze

Construction: Polyester foam sandwich

Designer: Nacra design team

Nacra 500. Do it all..

Our trusty 30 year-old Nacra 5.0 has done some miles but is still competitive amongst the N20's and the F16's. Next Championship we'll add a gennaker!

Slender hulls, simple rig and boomless mainsail means its easy to sail with just anybody.

The Nacra 5.0 became the Nacra 500 with a few updates but in reality, it's still the same underneath! But as we have proved, an old Nacra 5.0 can be just as quick as much more modern platforms.

Ours has done some miles... Read about our crazy epic