Overview and Construction Techniques

Condor Limited

Condor Features

 Built to withstand the most rigorous conditions  Equipped for single-handed sailing  Unsurpassable quality, workmanship and materials  Aesthetically appealing  High performance one-designs  Extensive standard equipment lists  Shallow draft  Spinnakers that require no poles  Full size navigation stations  Complete galleys  Enclosed heads  Two full sized double berths  Removable canvas lockers  Increased cruising range  Built in the United States of America

Multihull Concept Today, sailboat concept and construction are changing dynamically. New materials and equipment, state-of-the-art technology and innovative design are making current production boat standards obsolete. Nowhere is this more true than in the emergence of the exciting multihulls.

Multihulls break away from the old restrictions. The hull speed of a monohull is limited to the square root of LWL x 1.34, but multihulls leave this equation in their wake. In these craft, all the advantages of the new technologies can be harnessed to produce optimum sailing performance.

Whatever it is you look for when you hoist your sails, a multihull can provide it:  Speed: Multihulls cover the water like moderately fast power boats—without the burden of heavy motors and the expense of fuel.

 Versatility: Multihulls have spacious decks for day sailing and the larger ones offer all the accommodations the cruising sailor requires.

 Performance: The CSTAR and America’s Cup races have proven that multihulls are capable of dominating the racing scene.  Safety: Unlike ponderous monohulls, stable multihulls heel no more than 15 degrees. In the unlikely event of a capsize, multihulls are unsinkable.

For the demanding, purposeful sailor; a production, high-performance, professionally- built multihull can fill the void in today’s racer/cruiser sailboat market. And nowhere is this more evident than in the Condor Trimarans.

The Condor Response The CONDORs are conceived, designed, built and equipped to be one-design racing trimarans as well as high-performance cruisers. The CONDORs excel in the four principle ingredients of any superior boat—QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCOMMODATION and APPEARANCE.

 Quality: Structural integrity is the foundation upon which all other attributes rest. The CONDORs are made of the highest quality material and equipment available. From the vinylester resin in the laminate to the deck hardware, they are assembled under the watchful eye of their designers, assuring the uncompromising dependability and endurance demanded by sailors who challenge the most destructive elements.

 Performance: The direct product of design. Computer-aided studies and design programs were used to develop their lines and their strength/weight ratios that guarantee speed and maneuverability without sacrificing structural integrity. The CONDORs are carefully calculated refinements of race course proven principles.

 Accommodation: The CONDORs provide an amazing amount of utility, comfort and convenience within the minimum displacement dictated by their designs. An example of that, is the clever use of canvas work, which takes the place of traditional cabinetry. It looks good, it is removable and above all, it is lightweight. On deck, the lines and gear are positioned for maximum sailing efficiency, even for a single-handed sailor.

 Appearance: The CONDORs project the image of their formidable namesake in full flight. Power and grace are inherent in their lines creating an unmistakable impression of disciplined form and energy. Pleasing to the eye and intimidating on the race course, CONDORs present an enviable silhouette to the rest of the fleet, from behind.

Construction Main Hull: One piece hand-laminated fiberglass with internal hull-deck flange using unidirectional, biaxial and triaxial E-glass with vinylester resin and an AL-600 epoxy sealed, end-grain balsa core with daggerboard trunk molded in hull. White is standard with option gelcoat colors available. Choice of waterline and bottom pain colors. Main Hull Cross Section

Vinylester Laminate

Outriggers: One piece hand-laminated fiberglass with internal hull-deck flange using AL-600 Balsa Core unidirectional and biaxial E-glass with vinylester resin and an AL-600 epoxy sealed, end- grain balsa core. Colors same as main hull. Center Line Main Hull Deck: One piece hand-laminated fiberglass using biaxial E-glass, vinylester resin and cross linked foam core. White with molded in light grey non-skid.

Outrigger Decks: One piece hand-laminated fiberglass using biaxial E-glass, vinylester resin and a cross linked foam core. Same color as outrigger with molded in light grey nonskid.

Crossbeams: Two pice hand-laminated fiberglass using unidirectional and biaxial E- glass with vinylester resin mechanically and adhesively bonded. Color same as main hull with light grey non-skid. (Condor 30 uses aluminum extrusions).

Interior Liner: One piece hand-laminated fiberglass using mat and core and then fiberglassed in main hull. Color is light grey.

Daggerboard: Two piece hand-laminated fiberglass using unidirectional and biaxial E- glass, vinylester resin and a vacuum-bagged AL-600 epoxy sealed, eng-grain balsa core with spruce stringers. Color is white with bottom paint same as main hull. Daggerboard Cross Section

Epoxy Bonding

Spruce Stringers AL-600 Balsa Core

Rudder: Two piece hand-laminated fiberglass using unidirectional and biaxial E-glass, vinylester resin and a vacuum-bagged AL-600 epoxy sealed, end-grain balsa core with spruce stringers. Color is white with bottom paint same as main hull.

Structural Bulkheads: Hand-laminated with biaxial E-glass and vinylester resin with core fiberglassed on both sides to both hull and deck.

Main Hull Hull-Deck Joint: Internal flange bonded with 3M 5200 and thru-bolted through genoa tracks and riveted with ¼” SS rivets fore and aft of crossbeams. Teak toerail is then screwed over rivets.

Ama Hull Deck Joint: Internal flange bonded with 3M 5200 and riveted with ¼” SS rivets.

Cabin Sole: ¼” teak/holly veneer, cross linked foam and 1/8” okoume veneer vacuum- bagged with West epoxy and sealed with epoxy. (see below illustration) Cabin Sole Cross Section

Teak/Holly Veneer Vacuum-bagged

Okoume Veneer Foam Core

Table Wings and Ice Box Lids: Formica and cross linked foam with teak on edges vacuum-bagged with West epoxy.

Ordering The CONDORs are sold only factory direct and the price includes commissioning in Annapolis, Maryland. However, they can be shipped and commissioned at any location and pricing will then be relative to distance and available facilities.

The CONDORs are in every sense, one-design sailboats—the only option is color—no agonizing over adding equipment—no expensive retro-fitting.

The standard boat, depending on which model, is fully equipped for its intended type of sailing and is packaged to be as complete as reasonably possible. We believe that this philosophy delivers the most consistent and affordable sailing for the most demanding clientele.

However, if the standard model offers more than you need, you may simply delete any of the equipment items you do not require. Credit prices are available upon request.

Specifications are subject to change.

Condor Limited 326 First Street Annapolis, Maryland 21403 Telephone (301) 267-8337 Facsimile (301) 267-6146