TRM43 – “Jehol”

To be Fast, Reliable and Autonomous across the Oceans.
Glass – Carbon – CoreCell
Design: Christophe Barreau & Frédéric Neuman
Built by Trimarine Compositos in Portugal

Despite the abundance of production catamarans on the market, there was one niche that remained desperately vacant: that of a True blue-water yacht, designed solely for the pleasure of long-distance sailing in the best conditions.
To achieve this ambitious goal, we needed both an architect who really understood the difference between this type of boat and most mass-produced boats, and a shipyard with the technical skills and experience to build it.

However, unlike their collaboration with these shipyards, for the TRM43′ the architects Christophe Barreau & Frédéric Neuman did not have to comply with any preset “series” specifications or any of the many usual commercial constraints imposed by the yards to be able to sell as many boats as possible afterwards.
In contrast, the TRM43′ was developed in collaboration with a keen sailor who couldn’t find a production boat that met his exact requirements. Based on his experience of a first successful round-the-world voyage, he sought to improve and optimize everything possible in relation to his first boat, with the aim of being able to set off on a second round-the-world voyage with the boat of his dreams.

TRM43′ was designed from the outset to be as light as possible to maximise cruising performance and is now practically the lightest boat in its class on the market.
Only a boat with these characteristics can offer the pleasure of sailing close to 95% of the time propelled solely by the force of the wind in its sails. The TRM43′ only needs 2/3 knots of wind to be able to do without its engine and already sail at wind speed; it easily covers an average of more than 200 miles a day in total serenity and comfort, and often even exceeds 250 miles.

Designed by and for enthusiasts, the TRM43′ offers all the marine qualities required for a long-distance sailing programme: lightness, very good seakeeping, as well as simplicity and great reliability, guaranteeing quick and easy maintenance and lots of sailing pleasure.