Why am I writing about the Astus 20.1?

A number of reasons:
1. It was the first site submitted to the Sail Search Directory directly after my recent mailing and
2. Multihulls are not boats that one sees very often.

From the Site:

"The Ultimate Family Boat

Fast, fun and safe, the Astus 20.1 is a friendly trimaran that was designed to offer you, your family and friends endless exhilarating sailing.

With its inherent stability, shallow draught, vast cabin and ample storage capacity, the Astus 20.1 is the ideal partner for sail-camping trips.

And if you wish to take you children or friends with you, no worries: the vast cockpit and comfy trampolines offer plenty of extra sleeping space with ad-hoc tents.

High Performance

The trimaran design offers multiple benefits: the floats bring reassuring stability, and as ballast is not needed the boat is very light for its size.

Its inherent stability allows the boat to carry more sail area, and this higher sail area combined with lower weight means much more power (23m² of sails for 375kg). This power enables the Astus 20.1 to reach high speeds effortlessly. (record to date: 18 knots!) Performance can be further increased with the Pentex sails option and a choice of asymmetric spinnaker or furling gennaker.

The trimaran design enables the Astus 20.1 to achieve much greater speeds than a monohull, increasing the range of places you can reach within a day."