Paul Ricard (trimaran) explained

Paul Ricard
Designer:	Alain De Bergh
Length:	16.50 meters
Hulls:	hydrofoiled trimaran

Paul Ricard was a hydrofoiled trimaran. In 1980, Éric Tabarly sailed the vessel to beat Charlie Barr's transatlantic record on Atlantic, which had stood for 75 years.^{[1] [2]}

See also

• List of multihulls
• Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race

Notes and References

1. http://www.sailingworld.com/racing/eric-tabarly Eric Tabarly, an inspiration to distance sailors
2. Book: Sail Performance. C. A. Marchaj. 2003. 1996. International Marine/McGraw Hill. Camden, Maine. 28–29. Another Atlantic passage record, attained by the 135 feet LWL Atlantic almost forty years later, with crossing time of 12 days 4 hours 1 minute 19 seconds, was to stand for 75 years until finally broken by Eric Tabarly in 1980. He was sailing a very different kind of craft: a 46 feet LWL hydrofoiled trimaran Paul Ricard, which made the crossing in 10 days 5 hours 14 minutes 20 seconds..