Full carbon rocketship from Rapido Trimarans and Morrelli & Melvin Design. Boasting every possible option including North 3Di sail wardrobe and ready for both inshore and offshore circuits.

FURTHER BROKER’S COMMENTS:

Commissioned towards the end of 2025 and used for demonstration purposes only, RAPIDO is a fully equipped and ready-to-go example of the Morrelli & Melvin-designed full carbon Rapido 40 Racer. Lighter and more powerful than the regular (also very light and powerful) Rapido 40, the Rapido 40R offers blistering performance on all points of sail and is designed to be competitive and capable both inshore and offshore, thanks to her CE Category-A (Ocean) certification.

Configured with every possible option (and more), RAPIDO’s specification highlights include:-

• Rapido 40 Racer specification with lighter construction and taller mast

• Folding floats reducing beam from 8.80m to 5.50m for marinas, boatyards or shipping

• Full carbon construction with foam sandwich

• Awlgrip white painted hulls and superstructure

• Watertight bulkheads

• Coppercoat antifouling

• Epoxy prepreg carbon cured foils, beams and bowsprit

• Carbon C-foil daggerboards with 0.87m-2.18m draft variance

• Carbon T-foil elevator kick-up rudder blade

• Spreaderless pre-preg carbon fibre wing mast and v-boom

• Aramid standing riggiong

• Karver structural furlers

• Harken mainsheet traveller track, self-tacking jib track and deck gear

• Harken winch package with electric primary winches

• North Sails 3Di sail package with square-top mainsail, Code 55 J1, self-tacking furling jib, furling J4 staysail, Code 65 and A3.

• Yanmar 29hp diesel engine with shaft drive and Gori 3-bladed folding propeller with Overdrive

• B&G instrument package with Zeus3 12” chart plotter display, Halo20+ radar, Hercules H5000 sailing processor, wireless wind pack, ForwardScan depth sounder, Triton 2 autopilot with Jefa direct drive actuator, and V60-B VHF with GPS, DSC and AIS

• Mastervolt MLI Ultra 12/3000 Lithium battery system

• Mastervolt Combimaster 12/2000-60 automatic battery charger with 2,000w inverter

• Balmar 120Amp 12vDC engine alternator

• Pressurised fresh water system

• Rainman portable watermaker

• Composite seacocks

• 200 litres fuel capacity, 88 litres fresh water capacity

• 5-berths in two double-berth international layout with further settee-bunk in saloon area

• Electric saltwater flush heads with 25 litre holding tank

• Induction hob at galley

• Bushman portable fridge/freezer

• 12vDC lighting with night lights

• Custom removable anchor roller with Fortress anchor, chain and anchoring/mooring pack

• Antal folding deck cleats and titanium padeyes for mooring

• Carbon fibre pulpit

Very lightly used, conveniently located in the Western Med’, and offered for sale exclusive of VAT with manufacturer’s warranty, RAPIDO offers a fantastic opportunity to take immediate delivery of a newly-commissioned, fully equipped and highly competitive CE-Category A offshore racing trimaran.

MANUFACTURER’S COMMENTS:

The all new Rapido 40 Racer, weighing just 4,500kgs (excluding crew) sports a 19.5m mast, 2m higher than the mast on the cruising version of the Rapido 40.

While there are monohull race boats in this size range, this trimaran fills a void in the market, offering multihull enthusiasts a high-tech, affordable alternative.

The Rapido 40 Racer is a highly competitive 12m, all carbon, racing trimaran for club racing, coastal and ocean racing which is relatively affordable to buy and maintain. It only required 4 or 5 crew to race.

Having folding capability, marina, hard standing and shipping costs are at monohull rates.

The Rapido 40 Racer is expected to appeal to members of yacht clubs, small syndicates, solo sailors for Route du Rhum and women in racing.

During commissioning, the trimaran completed approximately 1,800 nautical miles of sea trials, including a mix of offshore passages and coastal cruising in a wide range of conditions. The vessel demonstrated strong performance throughout, achieving a top speed of 22 knots.

This racing version is finished with paint instead of gelcoat to save weight. It also comes equipped with:-

• Prepreg carbon spreader-less performance rig

• C-foil daggerboards

• B&G electronics

• North Sails 3Di race package

• New slide up/down, kick-up T-foil rudder blade

• Low profile coachroof

The Rapido 40 Racer is certified to CE Category A – Ocean and features watertight bulkheads.

MANUFACTURER’S BACKGROUND:

Passion is what drives innovation. For Paul Koch, co-founder of Rapido Trimarans, that passion has always been trimarans. Over decades, Paul has been at the forefront of the multihull industry, transforming what was once a niche into a worldwide movement for performance cruising.

Paul’s journey began in 1986 with OSTAC Yachts (Ocean Sailing Trimarans and Catamarans). From 1994 to 2010, he led Corsair Marine, where he introduced breakthrough technologies and production methods that reshaped the trimaran market. His relentless drive and vision helped bring high-performance multihulls to sailors around the world.

Yet, Paul saw a gap: a true ocean-cruising trimaran that was fast, safe, owner-operated, and manageable by just two people. This vision gave birth to the Rapido 60 — the world’s fastest production cruising trimaran. To make it a reality, Paul partnered with Pete Melvin, co-founder of the world-renowned Morrelli & Melvin Design & Engineering.

Known for their work on America’s Cup campaigns and some of the world’s most advanced performance yachts, Morrelli & Melvin’s expertise ensures every Rapido trimaran is a masterpiece of engineering.

They use cutting-edge tools to optimize every detail:

• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD): Analyze and maximize hull performance.

• Finite Element Analysis (FEA): Ensure strength and structural integrity.

• Velocity Prediction Programs (VPP): Model and forecast real-world sailing performance.

This combination of science, technology, and experience gives Rapido Trimarans their unmatched blend of speed, safety, and handling.

Rapido Trimarans are built exclusively by Triac Composites, which was founded in Vietnam by Paul Koch and Richard Eyre in 2014. While Triac’s primary focus is the Rapido range, its expertise in advanced composites extends well beyond the marine industry.

CONSTRUCTION

RCD Status:

• The vessel complies with the European Union Recreational Craft Directive and is categorised A – Ocean.

Hull, Deck & Superstructure Construction:

• Lightweight all carbon composite, vinylester resin and foam sandwich construction

• Moulded from composite female tooling to reduce fairing and save weight

• Vacuum infused to control resin content, fibre ratio and improve strength to weight ratio

• Thermo-formed core and cut by CNC machine

• Carbon structural bulkheads and longitudinal stringers

• Extra carbon reinforcement in high load areas

• All bulkheads watertight or no penetrations below waterline

• 4 separate watertight compartments per float and bow crash zone

• Beams, chainplate bulkheads and folding system parts are epoxy prepreg carbon cured in autoclave.

• Exterior finish is white Awlgrip paint

• Non-skid decks, beams, transom and cockpit

• Hull bottoms finished with epoxy primer

• Coppercoat antifouling

Foils:

• Daggerboards and rudder blade constructed in epoxy prepreg carbon cured in autoclave

• 2x daggerboard lifting systems

• 2x carbon C foil daggerboards in floats made from CNC milled tooling

• Carbon spade rudderblade T foil elevator

• Slide up/ kick up rudderblade

• Emergency spade rudderblade and case

MACHINERY

Engine & gearbox:

• Yanmar diesel, 3YM30AE , 29hp diesel engine

• Closed circuit freshwater cooling

• Shaft drive gearbox with Dripless seal on prop shaft

• Ultraflex engine controls

• Digital B instrument pane

• Engine room insulation

• Exhaust silencer with waterlock

Propulsion & Steering:

• Gori 3-bladed folding propeller with Overdrive

• Velox Plus prop antifouling

• Tiller steering with Spinlock extension handle

ELECTRIAL SYSTEMS

Voltage systems:

• 12vDC systems with 220v AC via shore power or inverter

Battery Banks:

• Mastervolt MLI Ultra 12/3000 Lithium Battery

• Mastervolt Charge Mate Pro 90 split charge relay (90A)

Battery charger / Inverter:

• Mastervolt CombiMaster 12/2000-60 12vDC 60Amp automatic battery charger with integral 2,000w inverter

Alternator:

• Balmar 60-120-K6 120Amp 12vDC engine-mounted alternator

Shore Power:

• 220vAC 50Hz shore power connection

Other Electrical:

• USB-A & USB-C charging ports

• 220vAC 50Hz socket

PLUMBING & GAS SYSTEMS

Fresh Water Supply:

• Pressurised fresh water supply via 12vDC high pressure pump

• Plug-in fresh connection with hose (for washing winches, jammers, etc. while at sea)

Watermaker:

• Rainman portable watermaker

Bilge Pumps:

• 3x electric automatic bilge pumps

• Manual bilge pump in cockpit

Through Hull Fittings:

• All sea cocks composite

TANKAGE

Fuel Tanks:

• 200 litres diesel fuel tank with deck filler

• Fuel filters

Water Tanks:

• 88 litres plastic fresh water tank

Holding Tank:

• 25 litres black water holding tank

NAVIGATION & COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT

Navigation Instruments:

• B&G Zeus3S 12" GPS chart plotter and radar display

• B&G HALO20+ closed array radar scanner

• B&G Hercules Sailing Processor

• B&G H5000 Graphic Display

• B&G Triton² Display Pack

• Steering compass

• WS320 Wireless Wind Pack

• DST-810 Depth / Speed / Temperature Sensor

• ForwardScan depth transducer

• Honeywell 100-degree Smart Position Sensor

Autopilot:

• B&G Triton² Autopilot Controller

• B&G NAC-3 Autopilot Core Pack

• N2K Autopilot Backbone Kit

• Jefa Direct Drive 150 kgm Type 1 12vDC autopilot direct actuator

• Bracket for rudder feedback

Communications Equipment:

• B&G V60-B VHF with DSC, GPS and Calss B AIS transceiver

• B&G NSPL-500 AIS / VHF antenna splitter

• B&G H60 VHF handset

• VHF Antenna 1.1 m stainless masthead

DOMESTIC EQUIPMENT

Galley:

• Induction single element 220vAC cooktop

• Large stainless steel with pressurised fresh water supply and further manual fresh/salt water supply via foot pump

• Bushman 12vDC portable fridge/freezer 33L – 55L

Heads:

• 12vDC electric saltwater heads discharging to holding tank

• Bidet sprayer

• Stainless sink and cold water faucet

Interior Lighting:

• 12vDC LED lighting in warm white with red night lighting

ACCOMMODATION

Summary of Accommodation:

• 5-berths in two double bunk areas, forward and aft, plus further settee bunk berth in saloon. Single heads.

• Saloon entrance: carbon washboards/ life raft storage/ open hanging space for wet weather gear

Accommodation Finish:

• Interior living areas base paint finish with basic furniture fitted only

• Non skid painted flooring

• Whisperwall liners on deckhead

• Bunk mattresses with covers

DECK EQUIPMENT

Rig:

• Spreaderless pre-preg carbon wing mast (19.5 m)

• Carbon V-boom

• Epoxy prepreg carbon cured bowsprit

• Aramid Cap shrouds and torsional forestay

• Aramid upper and lower schrouds and torsional forestay from Smart Rigging

• Karver KFX 6-ton single-line structural furler

• Harken mainsheet and traveller systems

• Harken self-tacking solent/jib track system

• Head sails furlers, blocks, lines and sheets

• Karver mast track and main halyard lock

• Spinlock/ Karver clutches and jammers

• Topping lift/spare main halyard

• Mainsail traveller lines

• Reef lines and reefing jammers

• Outhaul, cunningham, daggerboards and mast rotation lines

• Lazyjack lines

Winches:

• 2x Harken 46ST 2-speed electric self-tailing primary winches in cockpit

• 2x Harken 46ST 2-speed manual self-tailing secondary winches in cockpit

• 1x Harken 35ST 2-speed manual self-tailing mast rotation control winch on coachroof

• 2x Harken 40ST 2-speed manual self-tailing halyard winches on mast

Sails:

• North Sails 3Di Endurance 760 22,400 Dpi 74sqm square-top fully-battened mainsail

• North Sails 3Di Downwind 706 12,600 Dpi 74.32sqm J1 Helix Code 55

• North Sails 3Di Endurance 760 22,400 Dpi 35sqm self-tacking furling jib with battens

• North Sails NPL Sport Xi Aramid NLXi18Tv2 14.64sqm J4 furling staysail with battens

• North Sails NPL Code Xi Xi06 94.99sqm Helix furling Code 65 (45 AWA)

• North Sails SuperLite / Kote SK 90 CTDR 168.88sqm A3 Asymmetric

General:

• Dyneema nets/ forward beam leading edge aero fairing

• Carbon pulpit, handrails

• Swim platform/ SS ladder on transom

• Nets for sail storage in each forward section

• Lewmar deckhead hatches

• 3x Rapido flush deck composite hatches (for anchor well, sliding companionway and cockpit locker)

• 2x escape hatches

Anchoring & Mooring:

• Custom removable anchor roller

• Fortress aluminum anchor with swivel, 10m chain and 30m rope

• 2x 250mm Antal folding deck cleats/ custom titanium padeyes

• Padeyes / cleats for mooring lines and fenders

• Mooring warps and fenders

• Boathook

Covers, Cushions & Canvas:

• Mainsail cover

• Winch handle pockets

• Rope bags

SAFETY EQUIPMENT:

General note on safety equipment: Any safety equipment such as liferafts, Epirbs, fire extinguishers and flares etc. are usually personal to the current owner(s) and if being left on-board as part of the sale of a used vessel may require routine servicing, replacement, or changing to meet a new owners specific needs.

Navigation Lights:

• LED bow and stern navigation lights

• LED anchor, steaming, deck lights

Lifesaving:

• Viking liferaft (4-man) – valise

• 406Mhz EPIRB

• Lifesling 2 overboard rescue

• MOB throw line

• First aid kit

• Flarepack

• Lifelines

• Padeyes for safety harness connections

Fire Control:

• Fire extinguishers

• Fire blanket at galley

Grabau International Palma offers the details of all vessels in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information or warranty the condition of any vessel and the details do not constitute a part of any contract. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. All vessels are offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice. Grabau International Palma provides professional yacht conveyancing and legal transfer of title for all yachts as per the ABYA Code of Practice with all deposit payments and final balance payments processed through secure dedicated client accounts solely for that purpose. Our dedicated client accounts are written in trust at Natwest Bank and we are fully insured.