Review of Trintella II A

Basic specs.

The Trintella II A is a sailboat designed by the Dutch maritime architect E. G. van de Stadt. The Trintella II A is built by the Dutch yard Wever B.V., Anne, Jachtwerf.

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Hull

The hull is made of fibreglass. Generally, a hull made of fibreglass requires only a minimum of maintenance during the sailing season.

Rig

The boat equipped with a masthead rig. The advantage of a masthead rig is its simplicity and the fact that a given sail area - compared with a fractional rig - can be carried lower and thus with less heeling moment.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Volvo Penta diesel engine.

Sailing characteristics

This section covers widely used rules of thumb to describe the sailing characteristics. Please note that even though the calculations are correct, the interpretation of the results might not be valid for extreme boats.

Immersion rate

The immersion rate is defined as the weight required to sink the boat a certain level. The immersion rate for Trintella II A is about 195 kg/cm, alternatively 1093 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 195 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 1093 lbs cargo on the boat it will sink 1 inch.

Sailing statistics

This section is statistical comparison with similar boats of the same category. The basis of the following statistical computations is our unique database with more than 26,000 different boat types and 350,000 data points.

L/B (Length Beam Ratio)

What is L/B (Length Beam Ratio)?

The l/b ratio for Trintella II A is 3.61.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 85% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a significantly more speedy hull design.

Maintenance

Rig

Dimensions of sail for masthead rig.

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**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Mainsail halyard	29.2 m	(95.7 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Jib/genoa halyard	29.2 m	(95.7 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Spinnaker halyard	29.2 m	(95.7 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Jib sheet	10.3 m	(33.7 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Genoa sheet	10.3 m	(33.7 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Mainsheet	25.6 m	(84.2 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	22.6 m	(74.1 feet)	12 mm	(1/2 inch)
Cunningham	3.7 m	(12.1 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Kickingstrap	7.4 m	(24.3 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)
Clew-outhaul	7.4 m	(24.3 feet)	10 mm	(3/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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References

[Ref 1]: ISO 8666 Small craft — Principal data.
[Ref 3]: ISO 12215-5 Small craft — Hull construction and scantlings.