| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | John Westell |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Year | circa 1970 |
| Role | cruiser |
| Name | Ocean Bird |
| Boat | |
| Draft | 1.2 m (3.9 ft)—1.34 m (4.4 ft) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Trimaran |
| Construction | Steel beam and GRP |
| Hull weight | 6,000 kg (13,000 lb) |
| LOA | 30 ft (9.1 m) |
| Beam | 11 ft 5 in (3.48 m) (folded) 22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (extended) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | Fixed or retractable. |
The Ocean Bird is a class of trimaran sailboat designed by John Westell and produced by Honnor Marine Ltd. at Totnes, Teignmouth in the 1970s, featuring fold-in lateral floats on a webless steel-beam frame chosen to provide stability against heeling, yet allow a compact footprint in harbour.[1][2]