Kriter IV

Kriter IV was a 66-foot waterline length trimaran which was sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in 1979.[2] It was designed entirely of aluminum by Xavier Joubert as an extension of Eric Tabarly's Manureva and constructed by the French shipyard Constructions Mécaniques de Normandie (CMN) for Olivier de Kersauzon.[1]

Kriter IV
Designer(s)Xavier Joubert
BuilderConstructions Mécaniques de Normandie
Cherbourg, France
Launched1978[1]
Specifications
Length23 m (75 ft) (LOA)

It competed in the Route du Rhum in 1978, finishing fourth and achieving speeds of over 30 knots (55.56 kilometres (34.52 mi) per hour).[3]

See also

References

  1. "History - CMN Group". Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  2. C. A. Marchaj (2003) [1996]. Sail Performance. Camden, Maine: International Marine/McGraw Hill. p. 4.
  3. "Cruising World". March 1979. Retrieved 18 January 2015. The trimaran Kriter IV reached speeds in excess of 30 kts.


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