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2023 Rapido 40

US$750,000

US$750,000

Newport, Rhode Island

Newport, Rhode Island

ABOUT THIS BOAT

This 2023 Rapido 40 is a rare opportunity to step immediately into one of the world's most capable performance cruising trimarans.

Fully equipped, thoughtfully upgraded, and optimized for both high-speed passagemaking and competitive racing, this Rapido 40 offers serious performance in a platform that remains manageable for a short-handed crew.

Designed by Morrelli & Melvin and built by Triac Composites/Rapido Trimarans, the boat combines state-of-the-art rigging, exceptional stiffness, safety, and offshore confidence.

Available now in Newport, Rhode Island, with U.S. import duties paid.

MANAGING BROKER

Thomas Clark

info@windcraftmultihulls.com

FEATURES & EQUIPMENT

  • 2023 Rapido 40 performance cruising trimaran

  • Sleeps 7 with 3 double berths and 1 single berth

  • Calvert 2023/2024 sail inventory with furling headsails

  • Folded beam listed at 17 ft 6 in for reduced marina footprint

  • Hot and cold running water with electric-flush head and holding tank

  • Composite 39.5 ft trimaran located in Newport, Rhode Island

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

FULL SPECIFICATIONS

Dimensions

  • Hull Length: 39′ 6"

  • Length including Bowsprit: 42′ 8"

  • Beam: 28′ 10"

  • Beam folded: 17' 6"

  • Displacement 13668lbs (per Cert of Origin)

  • Draft: boards up: 2′ 11"

  • Draft: boards down: 7′ 2"

  • Mast height above water: 63′4"

Interior

  • 3 double berths and 1 single (sleeps 7)

  • Interior living area lined to Rapido Trimarans Luxury Yachts finish

  • 1 head, electric flush, 16 gal holding tank

  • Hot and cold running water to galley, vanity and shower

  • 52 gal water tank

  • Activated carbon filter under sink in galley for drinking water

  • 12 opening ports provide plenty of ventilation

  • Hardwearing cork flooring

  • Wallas Diesel heater / cooktop

  • Virifrigo stainless drawer fridge

  • Air conditioning in fore cabin (requires shore power)

  • Carbon-trimmed saloon table and galley counter

  • Carbon galley drawers

  • Bug screens for all ports and companionway

  • 2 escape hatches

  • Hanging locker

Hull, Deck, Steering & Foils

  • All carbon: hull, deck, floats, beams, bulkheads

  • Divinycell foam sandwich, thermo-formed core

  • Infused resin construction

  • Daggerboard C-foils in floats, and rudder T-foil are autoclave cured

  • All foils may be retracted for shallow water sailing

  • C-Foils have asymmetric section to minimize leeway. To reduce drag the windward C-foil should be lifted. However, it is fine to leave them both down when short-tacking

  • Tiller steering. Tiller is directly bolted to rudder cassette for reliability and feel.

  • White gelcoat, light gray non-skid deck

  • Coppercoat antifouling

  • Dyneema nets and lifelines

  • Emergency Rudder fitted to Transom, with tiller, can also be linked to main tiller

Sails

All sails are by Calvert Sails, 2023 or 2024

Mainsail

  • 700sqft, GPL Carbon with lite skin taffeta, lazyjacks and cover

  • Antal mast track and batten cars

  • Karver gaff hook (allows head of square-top mainsail to stow on boom)

  • 2:1 Main halyard, on electric winch in cockpit

  • Karver halyard jammer at mast base with remote-release in cockpit

  • 2 Reef points, with clew lines in Karver jammers on boom, reef winch on mast

Upwind headsails

  • J1 Genoa, 643 sqft, Sport Carbon with lite skin taffeta

Furls on luff cable with Karver 4.5T continuous line furler

Karver 4.5T furling halyard lock

Sheets inside shrouds to blocks on main hull

UV strip

  • J3 Jib, 344sqft, GPL Carbon with lite skin taffeta,

Set on forestay cable with Karver 6T structural single-line furler with carbon drum

Vertical leech battens

Self-tacking on Antal track

UV strip

  • J4 staysail, 114sqft, triradial Newport dacron, black

Furls on luff cable with Karver 4.5T continuous line furler

Karver 4.5T furling halyard lock

Hardware is interchangeable with J1 for redundancy

Shares self-tacking sheet with J3

UV Strip

Off wind sails

  • A2 Spinnaker, 1620 sqft, Airex Nylon, Cyan

ATN sleeve

1:1 halyard on sheeve (no lock)

  • A0 Reacher, 1134sqft, CZ 90 Silver Technora/Nylon

Shares Karver furler and halyard lock with J1

Sheets outside shrouds to strop on aft beam

Sets up to 95° true wind angle, above that use the J1

UV protective strip

Deck hardware

  • 2 Harken 46 ST Electric Winches in cockpit

Main halyard, jib sheet, jib furling, daggerboards, tacklines

  • 2 Harken 46 winches

Spinnaker/Reacher sheets

Non-self-tailing for fast release

  • 2 Harken 35 ST on cabin top

Mast rotators

Main sheet (4:1)

  • 1 Harken 35 ST on mast

Spinnaker and reacher halyards

Reefing lines

Topping lift

  • Main traveller controls 6:1

Hand control but can be taken to a winch

  • Many Harken Black Magic big boat blocks, and Antal high-load blocks

  • Karver jammers, Lewmar D2 clutches, and Spinlock clutches depending on loads

  • Dyneema running rigging, stripped, soft shackles, spool shackles

Electrical

  • Mastervolt LiFePO4 house batteries, 400 Ah 12V

  • Dedicated AGM engine starter battery

  • 80 amp 12V engine alternator

  • 2 50A Mastervolt DC/DC converters charge the house batteries from the alternator

Can also charge the starter battery from the house bank

  • Flexible Solar panels on floats, 200W total

  • 40A MPPT Solar Charge Controller

  • Mastervolt Combi Master 12/2000 110V inverter/charger/shorepower

  • USB fast-charge outlets and 110V A/C outlets

  • 3 x electric automatic bilge pumps, 1 manual bilge pump

Electronics

  • B&G Zeus 3S chartplotter

  • B&G H5000 Hercules CPU

  • B&G H5000 Autopilot computer

Advanced steering algorithm including "Bear Away on Gust"

  • Jefa DD1 Autopilot drive, installed below deck

Extremely strong and compact autopilot drive

Suitable for 24 hours per day continuous operation

  • B&G H5000 Autopilot controls, and remote control fob

  • Vesper Cortex Advanced Multi-Station VHF + AIS + Monitor

  • Two Garmin GNX 120 large format displays on RAM mount above companionway

  • Masthead VHF/AIS antenna

  • Airmar WX200 utrasonic wind instrument with compass-based rotating mast compensator

  • Airmar H2183 Heading Sensor

  • Airmar UST800P Boatspeed/Temp Sensor

  • Two Airmar D200 "shoot-through" transducers, one in each float.

Shows which side is in deeper water, when navigating a narrow channel

Engine and Propulsion

  • Yanmar diesel, 3YM30AE, 29hp, shaft drive

  • Approx 300 engine hours

  • Diesel fuel tank 200 liters (52 US Gal)

  • PSS dripless seal on prop shaft

  • Gori Folding 3 blade prop

  • Engine room automatic fire extinguisher system

  • Mastervolt fuel and water level gauges

Anchoring and mooring

  • Sarca Excel Aluminum #5 26.4lbs (See Practical Sailor's review)

  • 50ft chain and 200ft braided nylon anchor line

  • Lewmar anchor windlass

  • Windlass controls on foredeck and cockpit

  • Anchor roller and stowage on bowsprit

  • Antal folding deck cleats

  • Docklines and oversize fenders

  • Bow fenders to protect float bows

  • 2nd Anchor Maxset 35lbs

Listing Photos

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