New US made Carbon Trimaran: Motive 25R

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Glad to see a new project being built in the US. Along this you also have Matt McDonald launching his new F18 (more later on that) and the Gunboat factory is also building there now. How come the once industry leaders are losing their production capabilities? These projects are more than welcome to diversify  the global market offer. 
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Press release – Motive Trimarans Introduces the Motive 25R, the Next Generation of Trimarans
New York, NY – May 1, 2012 – Motive Trimarans is excited to introduce the first carbon fiber, production
trimaran in its class. Available late summer 2012, the Motive 25R will make its US debut at the Newport
International Boat show in September 2012 and debut in Europe at the Salon Nautique de Paris in
December 2012.

Sleek, modern and performance oriented, the Motive 25R is designed for spirited day sailing and in-shore
racing. The Motive 25R offers race performance in a stable, easy to sail package. Innovative features
include a fully battened, boomless square top mainsail; the Motive QuickstowTM system that allows the
mainsail to be quickly raised, lowered and stored in the center hull cockpit; a unique and simple folding
system for trailering; and the ability to be motored in compact mode.

“I was looking for a midsized trimaran that I could get my family out on for some adventure sailing, and I

couldn’t find exactly what I wanted on the market,” said Motive Trimarans CEO and Design Director, Pete
Ansel. “The initial response to the Motive 25R design and concept has been tremendous here in the US
and in Europe, where the boat is already being called the ‘mini-MOD 70’.”

Naval Architect Jeremy Wurmfeld of Persak & Wurmfeld added, “We teamed up with Motive Trimarans to
design a stable, fast, fun, family friendly, but also race oriented boat. Our goals were to deliver
performance and maximize time on the water by making both the sail handling and trailering as simple as
possible.”

Tooling is complete and the first four boats are under construction in Salem, Massachusetts.
Motive Trimarans is establishing a global dealer network. Pricing for the Motive 25R will be approximately
$85,000/€85,000 inclusive of VAT.
More information and specifications available at www.motivetrimarans.com