Avalon 8.2

Avalon 8.2^[1]

Development
Designer	Ray Kendrick
Location	Australia
Year	About 1990[2]
Boat
Crew	3-4[1]
Draft	0.3 m (0.98 ft) (board up) 1.35 m (4.4 ft) (board down)
Hull
Type	trimaran[1]
Construction	Foam core strip planks or foam sandwich over male mould.[3]
Hull weight	1,000 kg (2,200 lb)
LOA	8.2 m (27 ft)[1]
LWL	7.685 m (25.21 ft)[1]
Beam	6.2 m (20 ft)[1] 2.5 m (8.2 ft) (folded)[1]
Hull Appendages
Keel/Board Type	centerboard[1]
Rig
Rig Type	Bermuda or Marconi rig[1]
Sails
Total sail area	36.6 m^2 (394 sq ft)

The Avalon 8.2 folding trimaran is a trailerable fast cruising and racing sailboat designed by Ray Kendrick. It is sold in plan form.

See also

• List of multihulls

References

1. "Avalon 8.2 metre folding trimaran".
2. Response to email query by Ray Kendrick, 2014-12-24: "The Aussie 3m was designed and built around the year 2000, Avalon 8.2 about 1990 and the Scarab 670 about 1996-97."
3. "Building a Avalon 8.2 Folding trimaran".