| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Guy Ribadeau Dumas |
| Location | France |
| Year | 1981 |
| Builder(s) | Jeanneau |
| Role | Cruiser |
| Name | Trinidad 48 |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 27,552 lb (12,497 kg) |
| Draft | 8.70 ft (2.65 m) withcenterboard down |
| Hull | |
| Type | monohull |
| Construction | fiberglass |
| LOA | 47.57 ft (14.50 m) |
| LWL | 41.33 ft (12.60 m) |
| Beam | 15.09 ft (4.60 m) |
| Engine type | inboarddiesel engine |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | fin keel with centerboard |
| Ballast | 9,920 lb (4,500 kg) |
| Rudder(s) | skeg-mountedrudder |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| I foretriangle height | 59.06 ft (18.00 m) |
| J foretriangle base | 17.49 ft (5.33 m) |
| P mainsail luff | 52.50 ft (16.00 m) |
| E mainsail foot | 19.36 ft (5.90 m) |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | masthead sloop |
| Mainsail area | 508.20 sq ft (47.213 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 516.48 sq ft (47.983 m2) |
| Total sail area | 1,024.68 sq ft (95.196 m2) |
TheTrinidad 48 is a Frenchsailboat that was designed byGuy Ribadeau Dumas ascruiser and first built in 1981.[1][2][3][4][5]
The design was built byJeanneau in France, from 1981 until 1987, but it is now out of production.[1][2][5][6][7]
The Trinidad 48 is a recreationalkeelboat, built predominantly offiberglass, with wood trim. It has amasthead sloop rig or optionalketch rig. The sloop version has a mast with two sets ofspreaders andaluminum spars withstainless steel wire rigging. The hull has araked stem, areverse transom, askeg-mountedrudder controlled by awheel and a fixed finkeel or keel and retractablecenterboard. It displaces 27,552 lb (12,497 kg) and carries 9,920 lb (4,500 kg) of lead ballast.[1][2]
The keel-equipped version of the boat has a draft of 7.25 ft (2.21 m), while the centerboard-equipped version has a draft of 8.70 ft (2.65 m) with the centerboard extended and 4.50 ft (1.37 m) with it retracted, allowing operation in shallow water.[1][2]
The boat is fitted with aninboarddiesel engine for docking and maneuvering. The fuel tank holds 132 U.S. gallons (500 L; 110 imp gal) and the fresh water tank has a capacity of 251 U.S. gallons (950 L; 209 imp gal).[1][2][5]
The design had several interior layouts ranging from two to five cabin. Typical is sleeping accommodation for six people, with a double berth in the bow cabin, a C-shaped settee portside in the main cabin and two aft cabins, each with a double berth. Thegalley is located on the starboard side, amidships. The galley is U-shaped and is equipped with a two-burner stove and a double sink. A navigation station is aft of the galley, also on the starboard side. There are threeheads, one just aft of the bow cabin on the port side and one for each aft cabin.[1][2][8]
For sailing downwind the design may be equipped with a symmetricalspinnaker.[1][2]
The design has ahull speed of 8.62 kn (15.96 km/h).[2]
A 2008 review inSailing magazine noted, "the Jeanneau Trinidad 48 should have been more successful in North America when it was introduced in the early 1980s, and it should be better known as a used boat today. Why? Because it's a solid bluewater cruiser with a sensible hull shape, a commodious interior and a friendly deck saloon-style pilothouse. But it never caught on."[8]