Callisto - A roaring trimaran

Boat test from Multihulls World #68 (jan/feb 2003)

Some boats are born in a high-tech environment ; ISO standards are working on their future and their design owes everything to "quality reference system". Others, like the trimaran Callisto, cannot be designed according to this model, which is hardly compatible with their romantic origin. The nymph Callisto beloved of Zeus, the master of thunder, was changed into a she-bear by the jealous Hera and killed by the huntress Artemis. Zeus made her into a constellation in the sky. The sailors' most trusted friend, our Ursa Major (the Big Dipper) is Callisto's reflection.