Ocean Bird

Ocean Bird
Development
DesignerJohn Westell
LocationUnited Kingdom
Yearcirca 1970
Rolecruiser
NameOcean Bird
Boat
Draft1.2 m (3.9 ft)—1.34 m (4.4 ft)
Hull
TypeTrimaran
ConstructionSteel beam and GRP
Hull weight6,000 kg (13,000 lb)
LOA30 ft (9.1 m)
Beam11 ft 5 in (3.48 m) (folded)
22 ft 6 in (6.86 m) (extended)
Hull appendages
Keel/board typeFixed 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]

  1. ^ David Owen (1970). "Trimariner: David Owen looks at the Ocean Bird, a cruising trimaran which offers speed with stability". Design Magazine.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Ocean Bird 30—Sailboat specifications and details". sailboatdata.com. Retrieved 2018-05-17.