Review of Trintella V

Basic specs.

The Trintella V is a large sailboat designed by the Dutch maritime architect E. G. van de Stadt.

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Interior

The interior is like most other boats made of teak. Teak has the advantage of being naturally very oily and therefore water-repellent, which is suitable on boats.
The boat is equipped with 7 berths and a galley.

Rig

The boat equipped with a ketch rig.

Engine

The boat is typically equipped with an inboard Perkins diesel engine at 115.0 hp (85 kW).

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 V is about 399 kg/cm, alternatively 2239 lbs/inch.
Meaning: if you load 399 kg cargo on the boat then it will sink 1 cm. Alternatively, if you load 2239 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 V is 3.62.

Compared with other similar sailboats it is slimmer than 69% of all other designs. It seems that the designer has chosen a slightly more speedy hull design.

Maintenance

Rig

If you need to renew parts of your running rig and is not quite sure of the dimensions, you may find the estimates computed below useful.

**Guiding dimensions of running rig**
Usage	Length		Diameter
Jib sheet	14.7 m	(48.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Genoa sheet	14.7 m	(48.2 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Mainsheet	36.8 m	(120.6 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)
Spinnaker sheet	32.3 m	(106.1 feet)	16 mm	(5/8 inch)

Boat owner's ideas

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Finally

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References

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