What is a Piver trimaran?
What is a Piver trimaran?
The auction ends soon for this donated oddball of a boat, known as a Piver Trimaran, a multihull creation from the mind of entrepreneur Arthur Piver. The company pioneered this novel design, and demonstrated its ability to perform cross-continental journeys via high-visibility competitive events.
What kind of boats did Pi Craft make?
Acquired in 2001, this collection contains plans of trimaran boats designed by Arthur Piver and produced under the company name Pi-Craft during the 1950s and 1960s. Vessels include Lodestar, Trident, Banner, Chariot, Empress, Encore, Herald, Nimble, and Victress.
Where can I find Piver “Nugget” plans?
I have the Piver “Nugget” plans from D.N. Goodchild (on his website under multihulls). For the cost of $10 you get a folder containing the original set of plans – that’s the version that Jim Brown built his from and sailed down the California coast to Mexico – and a booklet that gives the instructions for building.
How big was Richard’s trimaran?
This is the Trimaran that Richard built. Click on the link above. page 3. The Cover is Shown Here. newest 33 ft. Stiletto, shown here. OSTAR. His 33 ft. Stileto had already built by someone in Sacramento. steamer. We can never know but he VERY busy waters.” feet long and weighing many tons.
Piver created an entire industry of the amateur built trimaran during the 1960’s with ads that appeared in ‘Popular Mechanics’ and other publications. Thousands of Piver designed trimarans have been built around the world by amateurs and professionals alike.
What was the name of the boat that Tom Piver built?
In 1962, Piver built himself a 35-foot ketch-rigged trimaran named Lodestar and sailed it around the Pacific Ocean via New Zealand. In England, Cox Marine started building his boats and found a ready market, often with Americans who would sail them home.
Where did the term trimaran come from?
(The word “trimaran” was coined by Viktor Tchetchet, a Ukrainian emigrant to the US who tested his boats on Long Island sound in the late 1940s.) Piver crossed the Atlantic on his first ocean-going boat, the demountable 30 foot Nimble, departing from Swansee, Mass, stopping in the Azores, and successfully reaching Plymouth, England.
How many times did Piver cross the Atlantic Ocean?
Adding validity to his yacht designs, Piver crossed the Atlantic twice and the Pacific once in boats of his design. In 1968, Piver disappeared off the California coast while testing a new trimaran. A collection of his drawings is available at the Mariner’s Museum, Newport News, VA, USA.
