Hammerhead 54 Trimaran to Nantucket

In 1995 I had the opportunity to sail the original HAMMERHEAD 54 trimaran from S. Dartmouth, Massachusetts to Nantucket island with Bill Shuman her owner/builder and crew Joan Welsh. Conditions were good for the trip, although more wind would have made it faster. Elapsed time was 3 hours and a few minutes. While the point to point distance is 42 n.m. there was current against us all the way which varied from one knot in Buzzards Bay to 2 knots in Vineyard Sound. Add in a detour around a shoal and a dog-leg through Wood’s Hole the distance sailed runs about 46 n. miles. I’ve done this trip about 50 times in JUNIPER, my own 52’ trimaran, never making better than 3 h 25 min. So 3 hours and 8 minutes was very good for our first try in Hammerhead.
The video tape, as you will immediately be able to tell, is un-edited and includes a close up of my hairy leg. Please feel free to fast forward!!!! The fastest sailing is about 15 minutes into the tape.
Chris White

[@kvalvagnes]

Fantastic boat...everything looks right even today.

[@profiskipinternational4402]

A joy to watch the power this sportive beauty has ... easily cutting through the water close to 20 knots steadily without stressing the crew ... she runs like on rails straight😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤

[@alansmith2203]

I have a 30 foot Condor, trailerable, Trimaran. I lust after this boat. But few were made. The cost of building this boat 20+ years later would be well north of 1.5 million. Many people believe, at least i do, and it has been said before, that this is CW's best design sailboat for ocean passages. What a sweet design

[@peterbateman4630]

That is a Beast of a boat. Just beautiful.

[@maldwindrummond6158]

That looks fun.

[@bequiakt]

Hey could we see some more vids of this boat 🚣‍♀️ great sailing btw, and lovely video too.

[@tentmaran]

Beautifull😊

[@HasbaraBuster]

. . . awesome boat, thanks

[@MrBluebeard3]

You know it's a good design when your kissing 20 kn with very little spray of fuss.

[@breezinalong4831]

Cool to see the vuarnet neautelux glasses on the pedistal. A beautiful boat.

[@terrygalvin9653]

Just compare this with what a monohull would be doing in the same conditions …. That’s the main point for me.

[@grahamsmith8122]

They are good for 30kn in the southern ocean.

[@rickemmet1104]

This boat cuts through the water like Jzerro does! It's mind boggling that there haven't been dozens and dozens of these built. Hey Chris, is there any Atlantic cat with comparable accommodations that can sail this fast?

[@ZoneTelevision]

Hammerhead Averaged 14.8 - 15 kns You averaged 13.14 knots with the Juniper ? That's impressive.

[@prank-o-mat]

THE quintessential cruising trimaran, only other design I can think of is the Newick Traveller 51 (I believe, or 52/3). Is it possible to provide a figure of how much (skilled) labor is involved in building one? And if it’s possible to use plywood structure (composite) for ease of building (no neg mold required) This would get me closer to calculating if I can get mine built in a low cost Labour country. Thanks