Why Are Trimarans So Fast?!?!?

The world record for a global circumnavigation in a sailing vessel is held by IDEC Sport, a 100 foot long, 74 foot wide trimaran, with a time of just under 41 days. On their best day they sailed 894 nautical miles at an average speed of 37.25 knots, and they also managed more than 10 consecutive 800 mile days.
By comparison, the fasted monohull is the 100 foot long Comanche, which holds the 24 hour sailing record for monohulls at 618 nautical miles, at an average of 25.75 knots.
Both of these boats have similar length, professional crews, and use modern materials and construction techniques, but for some reason the trimaran is significantly faster, even though it is eight years older. But what is it about trimarans that makes them so much faster than monohulls? In this video we’re going to find out.
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