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Triple Fantasy
Kelsall one-ff 35ft Trimaran MOCRA Rating: 1.253 Wt:1760 Kg
Triple Fantasy Build:
Rob James description: "35ft small hulled, kelsall built vessel with generous rig".
(Weighs approx 1.5 tons all up).
Terry Cooke built TF, first raced in 1982, built from 1980 with designer Derek Kelsall.
Believed built at Burnham on Crouch
Originally it had a standard main and wheel steering, plus two dagger boards forward and aft.
Note; Second set of hulls built (1980?) and sent to France where decks and deckhouse fitted.
TF was shortened to 35ft from 39ft to enter OSTAR. French sister-ship 39ft long, same width at 30ft. Now being rebuilt. (2005/6)
Dagger board replaced 1985
Boom replaced in 1987
UK Sails made new 2005 based on Dragonfly 920.
Racing History:
Round Britain & Ireland (1800miles)
a) RWYC “Binatone” 1982:
371M Terry Cooke & Andrew Hall LOA 34ftClass V
9th overall, 2nd in class only 9hrs behind on corrected time for whole race.
18h 07h 21m
b) RWYC 1985: Terry Cooke & Robert Freemantle: 34ft Class 6, 9th overall, 1st in class
19d 03h 46m (TF was renamed Yacht Paint Center)
c) RWYC 1989 Peter Hopps & James Chrismas. Came 8th OA, 2nd in class 6 (No main halyard for 400miles.)19d 23h 48m
d) RWYC 1993? No records available yet. Unlikely TF took part as only raced with MOCRA once in 1990.
Note: 18.5 to 20 days elapsed to finish includes stop-overs.
Yacthing Monthly Triangle Race.
1986 Entered the Yachting Monthly 2 handed triangle race.
Transatlantic:
1984 June “Carlsburg” Ostar Referred to in Three Peaks Race.
1986 TwoStar:
Peter Hopps and James Christmas did the Transat Double
2 handed retired due to float cracking, repaired.
1988 June “Carlsburg” Ostar
Peter Hobbs, 6th in class, 27days-16hrs-18mins
Note: This suggests 4 Transatlantic crossings, single-handed with abandoned Azores and back, 2 handed.
1982 Round the Island Race:
1982 Trimaran first in Round the Isle of Wight Race on overall handicap (Terry Cooke). Elapsed Time 6h 1m 23sec (still 44th quickest to date 2005).
“1982 being a Round Britain Race year saw a dozen more multihulls competing in the RIR, the 53ft Phil Morrison tri Exmouth Challenge sailed by Mark Gatehouse shot round knocking 43 minutes off the record to establish a time of 4hours 47 minutes, Terry Cooke sailing the 35ft Kelsall tri Triple Fantasy took handicap honours. The year was also the last time the multihull fleet started after the rest of the fleet, Quest the 54ft Weychan tri having a collision with a small monohull while tacking out through Hurst Narrows.” (MOCRA)
1984 Three Peaks:
Triple Fantasy, an ex OSTAR entrant (suggests pre 1984 OSTAR entrant!) and known to be one of the fastest trimarans in the UK could, if sailed well, set new records for the race. Triple Fantasy also had difficulty getting in, and in anchoring offshore to await favourable conditions, Derek Connors trapped his thumb and it was severed above the top joint. He was taken off to hospital, and they retired. To this tale of woe can be added that several boats went aground and that each crew had their own battle to fight in what became Force 9 conditions.
Time record for held for 12 years. (MOCRA)
1988 May LA TRINITE SUR MER
Class 2 was also divided into two groups, Chaffoteaux Et Mourry as the sole Formula 40 in one, and all the performance multihulls except the micro multihulls in the other. This included the Formula 28’s which have proved very popular in France but have not caught on elsewhere. The sole British entrant in this class was Peter Hopps’ Triple Fantasy, which was doing this event as part of her preparation for the CStar.
The course as set was 45nm, but with high pressure settling into southern France the shorter course was quite welcome some six hours later. The only boats that finished anywhere near us, were the Newick tri with whom we had had a great race and Orco, a micromultihull foiler tri who had started with us. We won our class by 32 minutes. Triple Fantasy had had equal success winning her class on elapsed time.
MOCRA races
1990 Nab Tower Race came third 5:15:10 elapsed (PY 76) 6:54:52 corrected, only race TF took part in that year. MOCRA racing history not available.
Called Yacht Paint Center for one season (1985).
Race History by Date:
1980-82: Built
(Terry Cooke) 1st owner
1982 RB&I “Binatone” RWYC
1982 Round the Island Race (6h 1m 23sec)
1983?
1984 June “Carlsburg” Ostar
1984 Three peaks Race
1985 RB&I RWYC
(Peter Hopps)? 2nd Owner
1986 Yachting Monthly Triangle Race
1986 TwoStar:
1987?
1988 May LA TRINITE SUR MER
1988 June “Carlsburg” Ostar
1989 RB&I RWYC
1990 Nab Tower Race (MOCRA 5h15m10sec)
1993 RB&I? RWYC? Unlikely.
1994-2003? Wilsons Boatyard? Abandoned.
2004-2005 Rebuild; Mike Millerchip,Mike Barnsley,Ken Bone 3rd Owners.
2005 May De Guingand Bowl Race, Cherbourg via marks (RORC)
(Retired DNS- First weekend after launch,original sails failed, new set bought.)
2005 May Myth of Malham Race, Cowes - St Helier, Jersey (RORC)
(Retired DNF – Mainsail hanks failure, upgraded fitted)
2005 June ISC Round Island Race (ISC) (11h 2m 38sec )
(Tacking problems - forestay slack, tuning, mods made.)
2005 July Cowes – Dinard - St Malo, Dinard/St Malo (RORC)
2005 Sept Cowes – Cherbourg (RORC) – 7hr 40mins Elapsed Time,
3rd in Multihull Class. Max speed whilst surfing 24.4knots.
2006 Round Britian & Ireland 2-Handed Race (RWYC)
Mike Millerchip & Mike Barnsley completed
3rd on Handicap in Class
2007 completed Eddystone and back qualifier for Fastnet
Came 2nd in class
2007 Fastnet Race (RORC)
Race abandoned by ¾ fleet no multihulls finished, only 2 started.
MOCRA Regatta Notice of Race
MOCRA Regatta
