Fast Track Trailering

There has been a long tradition, both in the United States and abroad, of sturdy trailerable cruisers carrying their crews hither and yon in search of adventure. In fact, so celebrated are the accomplishments of these little tough-as-nails boats—think the West Wight Potter, Canadian-built Norseboat or any number of catboats, just to name a few—sailors could be excused for thinking trailer-sailers that you can sleep aboard have nothing to offer those in search of a bit of an adrenaline rush. However, those sailors couldn’t be more wrong.

Since the advent of trailerable trimarans, in particular, trailer-sailing can now mean blistering speeds as well as comfort afloat. In more recent years, modern materials and design concepts have also resulted in a number of trailerable monohulls that make knots as well as memories underway. Most notable among these are the boats comprising the upper end of the Slovenian-based Seascape line, now part of Group Beneteau (beneteau.com), where the boats are being marketed as the latest iteration of the company’s performance-oriented First series.

“Racing and pushing boats to their limits helps you understand the powerful way they work and the performance challenges,” says Seascape designer Sam Manuard, noting how his own experience competing aboard such grand prix boats as Mini