Trimaran

​Among other things, Josep Rubau has designed cars for Volkswagen, and was the creator of the Tramontana supercar. Now, the Spanish industrial designer is CEO of RedShark Bikes, a company that sells a pedal-powered prop-driven trimaran which he invented.

If you should encounter a crewless ship out on the Atlantic Ocean in a few years, don’t worry about it being the ghostly Flying Dutchman … it may be the Mayflower, however. No, not the square-rigger that brought Pilgrims to America, but the Mayflower Autonomous Research Ship (MARS).

In 2011, Andras Bakos began planning a trans-Atlantic rowing expedition to raise awareness of environmental issues. The boat that he had custom-built for the trip is now ready to go, and it looks like it could just as well be used for rowing to Mars.

The Kormoran from the Austrian company of the same name can speed on (and above) the water as a catamaran, trimaran, monohull and hydrofoil, making it one of the most versatile vessels to ever hit the high seas.

Here's one you might not have heard before ... Whaddaya get when cross a hovercraft, an airboat and a pontoon boat? An ATASD, or Amphibious Trimaran with Aerostatic Discharge! OK, it's not that funny, but the vehicle itself can go virtually anywhere, and should soon be heading into production.

The outright world speed sailing record was smashed this afternoon (November 24) by Paul Larsen in the Vestas Sailrocket 2 with the astonishing time of 65.45 knots (75 mph - 121 km/h)

The $15 million Adastra luxury trimaran was launched yesterday in China.

The Astrada is a one-off luxury trimaran, currently under construction in China.

The Crusoe is a high tech, expedition-quality, multi-purpose, adventure sailing craft, with the DNA of indigenous outrigger sailing craft thousands of years old. Modern materials, ingenious use of space plus tri-brid electric-diesel-sail propulsion

An inventor and "technomad" is selling his custom-built pedal/wind/solar-powered micro-trimaran.

After first leaving terra firma in December 2009, Austal's next-gen 102-meter trimaran is now nearing completion.

The America's Cup kicked off yesterday and just 40 nautical miles later, the whole event seems all but over, as BMW Oracle was clearly faster downwind and particularly so upwind in comparison to the defending champ Alinghi V in conditions which were expected to favour the Swiss.