Kelsall Catamarans For Sale

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sales on record
4
years built
1980–2011
length range
39–47 ft
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Legendary designer Derek Kelsall certainly knows about catamarans. His boats are build around the world by amateurs and professionals. A pioneer in foam sandwich construction, his designs are built quickly, simply and robustly using the KSS construction methods.

Kelsall Yachts For Sale

Kelsall 47

Kelsall 47 (Caribbean)

Price $115,000 (USD)
Location Virgin Islands (British) (Caribbean)
S/V Triple Jack — a 1980 Kelsall 47, for sale by broker.
Triple Jack is a legendary 47’ Kelsall trimaran with a rich racing history. Rebuilt after Hurricane Irma, her 2023 refit includes a carbon mast, new sails, and a rebuilt Yanmar engine. Race-proven in the 2024 Caribbean 600, she’s fast, stable, and adventure-ready. Now available in the BVI for her next owner. This legendary Kelsall 46 trimaran was originally built in 1980. She was sailed across the Atlantic by her owners and competed in many Caribbean regattas. After sustaining damage in Hurricane Irma, Triple Jack was painstakingly rebuilt over six years by professional craftsmen.…
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Educational Articles

Rebuilt From the Wreckage: The Kelsall 47 S/V Triple Jack
Sep 18, 2026

Rebuilt From the Wreckage: The Kelsall 47 S/V Triple Jack

Most boat tours start at the bow. This one starts with a mooring ball. Standing on the dock at Nanny Cay, the owner of S/V Triple Jack — a 1980 Kelsall 47 — points out where the boat lay before Hurricane Irma, tethered to a heavy-duty ground tackle that ran down to ship’s chain. The mooring never failed. Instead, the one-inch mooring lines tore straight through the boat’s glass-fibre forward beams, on both sides. Two rounds with Irma What followed is told plainly, without drama, which somehow makes it land harder.…
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Kelsall 47 Triple Jack: A Trimaran Rebuilt From Ruin
Sep 18, 2026

Kelsall 47 Triple Jack: A Trimaran Rebuilt From Ruin

Some boats come with a spec sheet. S/V Triple Jack comes with a story, and her co-owner Richard Wooldridge tells it plainly in this video: a Kelsall-designed trimaran, owned with his friend of 40 years Steve Davis, that was “all but destroyed” by Hurricane Irma on 6 September 2017. The account is remarkable. Tied up as carefully as the owners knew how, she went over in the first half of the storm with her mast broken, then, after the eye passed, was driven back across the marina basin and — somehow — catapelted out of the water to land upside down on a concrete bridge.…
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Derek Kelsall Interview
Feb 19, 2021

Derek Kelsall Interview

We spoke with legendary catamaran designer Derek Kelsall. We cover his history and innovations in catamarans design and construction such as the foam coring, KSS. We ask him why his designs and build techniques are so heavily criticized. He talks about what size of a catamaran that a couple or family should purchase and where catamaran design is likely to go in the next decade. Please find out more about Derek Kelsall on his website. You can email him to ask questions and purchase plans or built kit.…
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