ASTUS 14.5

A SMALL TRANSPORTABLE PROA OR TRIMARAN

Imagined and developed during the 2020 lockdown, Norpol Yachting is pleased to unveil the latest addition to the range: the Astus 14.5 – navigation support in a canoe or trimaran version, light and easily transportable. Objective: offer a more compact boat and regain gliding sensations, the simple pleasure of being on the water.

Back to basics

With the main hull from Astus 16.5 and the floats from Astus 14, two old models of the range, a pendulum pirogue is born, a return to the original sailing boat, transportable on the roof of the car. No trailer, no engine, no constraints

First sailing session

After several weeks of creation, ASTUSBOATS launched the prototype in a base near the construction site. From the first tacks, the team members rediscovered the simple pleasure of being on the water and the feeling of gliding. The prototype is far from finished, but the team is convinced, and the project is validated.

Launching

VPLP develops the first 3D renderings. The Astus 14.5 will be proposed in a proa-version or trimaran-version. Apart from the tubes, both versions will be developed from the same elements: hulls, trampolines, and sails… The team is currently finishing the specifications. The Astus 14.5 will be compact and light for winter storage and transport, with a hull of less than 20kg. Sailing solo or with a child, the Astus 14.5 is a multi-activity platform: sliding, fishing, canoeing, and rowing. The pleasure of sailing, in complete freedom!

THE TRIMARAN-VERSION

main hull + two floats

THE PROA-VERSION

main hull + one float