WHY TRIMARANS?

• Todays multihulls offer the only formula that is capable of providing all in one small boat the vital space necessary for both comfort and performance.
• This performance enables you to sail far further than you would if you were dragging a keel along with you.
• So you get higher speeds giving greater range and can visit places that would otherwise be out of reach.
• There is an absence of heeling so it is more comfortable, level sailing than in monohulls.
• The lack of heel means that the sails do not spill wind and so acceleration is much greater.
• In practise the buoyancy of the leeward float and the weight of the crew, naturally to windward in a breeze, combine their effects to give the trimaran its exceptional stability.
• Unlike a catamaran which has one trampoline or one central platform the trimaran can offer you a spacious principle hull that is infinitely more comfortable and safe in use.
• Trimarans can save you a lot of space when accommodated in a harbour, marina or on land so reducing storage costs.
• Trimarans are generally easy to trail making cruising in new and different areas easy.
• Their shallow draft permits access to places that keel boats cannot get.
• Trimarans are easy to manhandle ashore because of light weight.
• Light weight means also that small inexpensive and economical engines can be used when motoring.
• Superior handling. Easier to tack than catamarans.

• 24ft is small enough to trail home during the winter for your annual maintenance.However, its complexity means that you are not likely to trail it as frequently as you would the much simpler to rig Magnum 21.
• Low weight makes this multihull both very fast and possible to trail with a 4x4. You do not require a specialist boat transporter.
• 24 ft is big enough for spacious accommodation with 3-5 berths.
• Accommodation and electrics mean CATRI can be sailed overnight.
• Very wide beam provides a very level ride and great safety.
• Exceptional stability means that high mast with big sails can be used giving excellent performance in light airs and spectacular performance in strong breezes, whilst performing impeccably in gales.
• Foldability makes for cheap mooring and easy trailing.
• Hydrofoils automatically stabilise the CATRI in rough water, eliminating pitching and the drastically reducing the risk of pitch-poling.
• Hydrofoils support up to 90% of CATRI's weight reducing drag and increasing speed (max. approx. 30 knots!)
• CATRI offers performance previously only available for many times its cost.
• Modern construction materials mean CATRI is unsinkable.

• The MAGNUM 21.S has more power than the classic 21 and this is especially noticable in lighter airs. The top speed is the same but when you have a full load the extra power in light winds is a godsend.
• The sailing characteristics are more sportif so you will find that you are more active in the boat, moving around to keep it level. This is more exciting. Inevitably the excitement comes with risk and the boats is more alive and so requires more skill to handle it well.
• The trampolines are wider and so there is even more space in the MAGNUM 21.S. And because of the extra shrouds that are fixed to the floats you will find that there is something to hold onto when you venture outboard to stabilise the boat. It also means that using a trapeze is very easy.
• You still have the locker space and engine mounting that make the classic MAGNUM 21 so convenient.
• Like the classic boats it is very easy to trail. Everything packs away within 1/2 and hour for trailing. This means that you can sail from a different place each day with no problem and you can change your plans at the last moment.
• Easy to rig. The rig is only slightly more complex than the MAGNUM 21 and the whole boat can still be assembled, launched and sailed alone, though if you only do this you may prefer the MAGNUM 18, which is also quite sporty.

• It is well established that in reality the great majority of cruisers only sail in good weather during the holiday period and for short trips seldom exceeding a day. So, for many owners, cabins and bunks are an unnecessary and expensive encumberance.
• Why then invest heavily in the purchase of a costly yacht, the expense of whose upkeep represents, in some years, the price of a whole day boat.
• Isn't it more judicious to buy yourself the very day boat that is best adapted to the reality of your pursuits? The MAGNUM 21.
• With the money you save you will be able to rent a big boat for the family's annual cruise.
• The handling of the MAGNUM 21 is clearly incredible owing to its float design and its centreboard.
• It requires the weight of more than four people on a float to submerge its 350 litres of closed cell foam.
• With more than 450 afloat the MAGNUM 21 has yet to be pitchpoled. This is quite a safety record and it has proved itself to be the day boat of choice.
• So if you have a big family or lots of friends and if safety is thus a major concern to you, choose a Magnum 21.

• The most affordable trimaran in the VirusBoats range so if your pocket is not so deep then this is an obvious choice.
• Like the MAGNUM 21 it is classified as unsinkable in Category C so you can still be advneturous but not with so many people on board. It can accommodate either 3 adults or alternatively 2 adults with 2 children (250kg) in this category. More in category D, closer in shore.
• Whilst and engine is not necessary it is very useful for those calm days when you have to get back but there is insufficient wind. So an engine mounting is fitted as standard.
• It is safe and stable but with more excitement and acceleration than its big sister owing to its lower weight and slimmer hulls.
• If you intend only to single-hand then you may find the lighter weight of the 18 more amenable; not so much when at sea but when man-handling ashore.
• Very easy to trail. Everything packs away to less than the width of a Ford Focus in no time at all as it has a similar system to the post 2006 Magnum 21 for assembly.
• Easy to rig. The rig is simplicity itself and the whole boat can easily be assembled, launched and sailed alone.