Avalon 8.2

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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 m2 (394 sq ft)

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "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".