Astus 26.5

Small is Beautiful

The largest of the Astus models… is still a small multihull, with a hull length of just under 8 meters. The Breton builder has always embraced this straightforward positioning as a specialist in affordable, trailerable trimarans, but the collaboration with VPLP since 2016 - starting with the Astus 16.5 - has added a touch of glamour and a welcome boost in performance.

The VPLP design, understated and sleek, is a great success

“We’re on starboard tack, but there’s a monohull on port over there... oh no, it’s ok, we’re passing wide!”

Each float has a volume of 67 cubic feet (1,900 liters), giving buoyancy equivalent to 158% of the light displacement.

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Practical info

Boat Test price5.00€ Inc. tax

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Boat Test price5.00€ Inc. tax

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Test location: La Rochelle, France
Conditions: 10 to 12 knots of northeasterly wind, sea state slight

Astusboats entered the world of multihull builders more than 20 years ago now, when its founder, Jean-Hubert Pommois, converted his former mink breeding shed into a shipyard in 2004. The company occupies the niche market of small transportable trimarans. Its models are all equipped with simple telescopic tubes so that the floats can be easily moved inward towards the main hull, and have all been very successful, as evidenced by the Astus 20.2, of which more than 120 have been sold. The launch of the 16.5 marked a turning point with the signing of the prestigious firm of naval architects, VPLP. Design, speed, ergonomics: Astus boats are winners on all fronts, without compromising their original simplicity.
Announced two years ago, the Astus 26.5 has been eagerly awaited: «The 24 was removed from our range when we launched the 22.5. I thought this new model would be our flagship... but no, we had demand for an extra meter, for water under pressure. Hence this proposal for a larger model,» Jean-Hubert explained to me.
So there we were in La Rochelle, three days after the Gran...

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