You are absolutely correct in your assessment. IMO, for the money there is no better trailerable trimaran day sailor. They are overbuilt, comfortable, easy to rig and sail single hand, beach-able, forgiving when pressed hard, and have held up well considering many are 40 years old now! Do yourself a favor and check out the Sailing Manual as it tells you everything you need to know, and check out this article written back in the day when they first hit the scene. I will include links below to both. Why my last sail? Well, I sold Trio to purchase a bigger faster and lighter Trimaran with a cabin. Wasn’t an easy decision as the Tramp sets the bar high. The later more expensive Corsairs while faster, larger, and more ocean capable, often aren’t nearly as roomy for day sailing and camping, and in general are a little more complicated and expensive to operate and maintain. A lot of early Tramp owners who moved up to larger Farrier designs that I have spoken with, speak very fondly of the Tramps they owned, often saying they miss the simplicity and comfort of Ian Farrier’s original production built folding Trimaran. If you want a little extra speed, add a square top Main and a Screecher on roller furler flown off a bowsprit pole. For camping, you can pitch a tarp over the boom or use the Bimini as draping support for rain flys. If you add rails inside the cockpit just below the bench seats and cut plywood panels to drop in, you can convert the whole cockpit into a huge bed. There are some known issues to look out for that have developed with age, and a lot you can do with them to turn them into the Swiss Army knife of day sailers. To learn more, check out the active owners group.
As a former owner, I think this article/review is spot on and really sums the Tramp up: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/cnqsjlg8ou09khun8ntgx/Small-Boat-Journal.doc?dl=0&rlkey=ctnxgc5flfrtpv3nsjs1o8wov And here’s a link to the Sailing Manual: www.dropbox.com/sh/89mfem8nicvcsvp/AAAc9i7ubTBlvLmugbHYYFEpa?dl=0
