Trintella Iii Sailboats for Sale

Drawing Diagram

Builder drawing

Hull Type

Monohull · long

Rig

Ketch

LOA

35.24' · 10.74 m

Disp.

16,535 lbs · 7,500 kg

First year

1969

The Trintella III represents a defining milestone in Northern European yacht building, marking the definitive transition of the Dutch yard Jachtwerf Anne Wever from steelhulled construction into the modern era of glassreinforced plastic (GRP). Designed by the pioneering naval architect E.G. van de Stadt and introduced in 1969, this 35foot centercockpit cruiser was conceived to conquer the unforgiving, shortcrested seas of the North Sea and the English Channel. At a time when GRP was still viewed with some skepticism by traditional offshore sailors, the partnership of Van de Stadt’s design genius, Tyler Boat Company’s heavyduty hull moldings in the United Kingdom, and Anne Wever’s legendary fitout quality in Den Bosch, Netherlands, created a vessel of exceptional structural integrity. Positioned as a premier, semicustom cruiser, the Trintella III competed directly with highend contemporaries like HallbergRassy and Najad, distinguishing itself through an uncompromising commitment to cabinetmaker joinery, robust safety margins, and an interior finish that many contemporary commentators equated to superyacht standards on a midsized footprint.