Avalon 9

The Avalon 9 trimaran is a trailerable fast cruising and racing sailboat designed by Ray Kendrick. It is a development of the earlier Avalon 8.2^[1] and is similar to the Scarab 8 with more space. It is sold in plan form.

Avalon 9^[1]

Development
Designer	Ray Kendrick[1]
Location	Australia
Name	Avalon 9[1]
Boat
Draft	0.3 m (0.98 ft) (board up)[1] 1.35 m (4.4 ft) (board down)[1]
Hull
Type	trimaran[1]
Construction	marine plywood, epoxy resin, fibreglass, structural aluminium[1]
Hull weight	1,200 kg (2,600 lb)[1]
LOA	9 m (30 ft)[1]
LWL	8.46 m (27.8 ft)[1]
Hull appendages
Keel/board type	Centreboard
Rig
Rig type	Fractional Bermuda or Marconi rig with headsails[1]
Mast length	12 m (39 ft)[1]
Sails
Mainsail area	32.7 m2 (352 sq ft)[1]
Jib/genoa area	21 m2 (230 sq ft) (No. 1 headsail)[1] 15 m2 (160 sq ft) (No. 2 headsail)[1]
Spinnaker area	50 m2 (540 sq ft)[1]

See also

• List of multihulls