| Bunyip / Bunyip 20 | |
| Class Imagesize: | 120 |
| Crew: | 1-2 |
| Type: | Open trimaran |
| Construction: | 3/16" sheet plywood on wooden frames and stringers, wooden mast |
| Rig: | Fractional Bermuda or Marconi sloop rig |
| Keel: | centreboard |
| Loa: | 20feet |
| Beam: | 11feet |
| Mainsailandjib: | 227square feet (sloop rig - racing) 167square feet (small headsail) |
| Sailarea: | 227square feet |
| Year: | 1959 |
| Designer: | Lock Crowther |
| Location: | Australia |
| Role: | day racer |
Bunyip 20 was a day racing trimaran sailboat designed and built by Lock Crowther and his family in 1959, while he was still a teenager.[1] [2] It was named after the Bunyip, an Australian mythical creature.[3]
In 1960 Crowther raced the first boat at the Easter regatta at Paynesville, Victoria, Australia, and won against a field of 300 boats. This initial success inspired others to build similar boats, and began his career.[2]