Why Should You Own A Weta?

The Weta is the only small day boat that:

• Can be rigged and launched by one person
• Has great stability
• Is simple to rig and sail
• Can be stowed in the garage like a monohull
• Uses top quality fittings
• Satisfies experienced and beginner sailors
• Is outstanding to teach sailing without the worries of stability or a boom
• The gennaker can be operated by a child.

"I've been out a number of times in the Weta - an all-round boat for learn to sail, recreation, and high performance! What a blast! I can’t wait for the class to grow!

The laser and the Hobie have always been seen as the worlds all purpose recreation boats. Having sailed the Weta I can see that these guys have incorporated all the strong characteristics of both. As a high performance boat, it is exciting, forgiving and easy to sail, while being simple and compact. Why wasn't this thought of before?!? It's just what sailing needs to boost interest and participation in the sport."

Michael Bullot - Double World Champion, New Zealand Olympic Laser Sailor

The Weta Has A Number Of Unique Safety Features:

• It is very stable for getting on and off the boat and enabling any sail adjustments, repairs or dropping the sails.
• The stability gives you time to react to strong wind directional changes etc.
• Three hulls with buoyancy in each hull.
• Inspection ports in the floats for easy capsize recovery.
• Technique only and no strength required.
• X-Ply sails which are transparent for 360 degree visibility.
• There is no boom to hit your head
• Unique safety harness so you always keep with your boat.
• Small main sail option to have the right power for your weight/wind strength.
• All components are light weight, especially the mast.
• Very nimble and manoeuvrable

"Got the Weta out for the 1st time in some decent breeze today. Now I really want to move to SF Bay because this boat loves 18 knots of breeze! You guys at RYC need to keep an extra fleet boat for me when I come to visit!! Coming from big monohulls, this was the most effortless sailing in the mid teens I have ever done. You'd also have to be completely clueless to get into any trouble. In the biggest puff, I set the kite on a tight reach and managed to fully bury the leeward ama. A quick bear off popped it up and she jumped off on a full mid teens plane. Had this been a skiff, I would have been swimming. Go sail one of these, they are super fun!"

Mr Ryano - Weta Owner, San Francisco

The Weta Trimaran Has The Best Characteristics Of Both A Monohull And A Multihull.

• The boat is very responsive to any puff of wind because of the lightweight hull and rig. It has a very rigid platform with carbon beams so it does not lose energy in the platform.
• The wide beam enables sailors to keep the Weta flat without having to hike out.
• It is very easy and relaxing with the wide beam, performing well on a reach with the gennaker.
• The Weta is very nimble at tacking with the deep centreboard. It is very manoeuvrable on a start line.
• In strong winds all other family boats will be ashore before the Weta.
• It is a great sea boat.
• Several owners have reported 20 knots of speed broad reaching.
• One design racing fleets are rapidly being established.

"I love the boat. The Weta is so much better than I ever imagined it would be. But you lied to me. You told me it was a sailboat it's not, it's an airplane, it flies. An older gentlemen, who said he has been sailing for 50 years, just fell in love with the Weta and talked to me for an hour about the boat. He wanted to know how much and where can he get one. I have been out three days in a row with the boat. I was so surprised by the speed and maneuverability that a big smile came across my face and then I just laughed with joy for about ten minutes while I was sailing. Thanks for the joy you have brought me."

Rick - Weta Owner, Florida, USA

The Weta Has Many Design Features For Your Convenience:

• Can be sailed single or double handed.
• The Weta is light making it easy to rig and launch.
• It is the only multihull that quickly disassembles, in 15 minutes down to a monohull footprint complete with all sailing gear including the mast under a heavy duty boat cover.
• There are no bolts, screws and rivets in the structural components to corrode and get loose.
• The only moving component is the rudder.
• The Weta comes with a comprehensive sailing manual.

"Just had an awesome sail this afternoon - perfect conditions 10- 15 kts everything went like clockwork, such an easy boat to sail, some exciting reaching and downhill runs with the genneker, very very pleased with all aspect, launch and retrieval - all good. The boat is a winner. Even tweaking halyard tensions when out on the water is easy , so stable , sits so well with all sheets eased and rudder free. Was sitting up by the maststep adjusting halyard tension - could never do that on a cat or a mono, fantastic. I'm absolutly delighted with my Weta."

James - Weta Owner, Wanaka, New Zealand

A Trimaran Has Many Distinct Advantages Over A Catamaran:

• A trimaran is able to offer more stability with a wider beam.
• A more buoyant central hull enables a greater load carrying in the low wind range.
• With a central deep centreboard the manoeuvrability is much superior.
• It enables the Weta to be very compact when stored.
• Only a single rudder is needed.
• The deep cockpit enables a trimaran to offer a much more comfortable sitting position essential when cruising. It is also a safety factor with young children.
• Righting a Weta after a capsize is easy with little effort. Righting a catamaran is difficult if not impossible on your own.

A Trimaran Has Many Advantages Over A Monohull:

• Stability. A trimaran is very stable which makes teaching sailing easier with more quality instruction.
• More safety for novice sailors in rough seas
• Much more room than on a monohull of the same length
• A trimaran has 3 watertight hulls making it safer

"I was looking for a 'big' little sail boat. It had to have and do everything for almost everybody in my circle of family and friends. The only trouble was, I wasn't at all sure what such a boat would look like or if it was even possible. I looked at a wide variety of boats but for me all fell short in one way or another. I saw The Weta prototype at The Boat Show of 2003 and wasn't alone in recognizing a great concept well underway. It has been sailed alone with all sails up; two up and stacked out in skiff-like fashion hard on the wind; handled by one of the kids with just the boomless main or with the whole family on board ! We wanted a safe, stable, strong, easy to rig sail boat with good all round performance. One that was easy for everybody to sail. We got all that and more! Everything about it is effortless and responsive. Hard to believe that you can have all of this in a sail boat a little over 4 metres long! This is truly a 'Big' little sports sail boat that has everything and will do everything for almost everyone, whatever age or sailing ability. As such, I would recommend The Weta to anyone who likes or thinks they would like to get out on the water."

John van Kan, family and friends - Mangawhai, New Zealand.

 

 

The Weta Trimaran Is The Best Beach Trimaran Available Because:

• The Weta has had 6 years of research and development on the design by Weta Marine and other sailing and manufacturing experts.
• The structure of the Weta is carbon, glued not bolted or screwed, giving rigidity to the whole platform translating to performance.
• The Weta uses only Ronstan hardware, Gaastra sails with quality carbon rudder stock and carbon foils.
• Weta have a network of 20 passionate dealers in 18 countries
• Weta Marine provide excellent manufacturing service back up through it’s dealers with a one year warranty.
• IT IS EXCELLENT VALUE AND VERY AFFORDABLE

"Recently my father-in-law bought a Weta and took it to Coromandel for our summer holiday. In two and a half weeks away, I only missed two days on the water. Everyone loved it - I even got airborne with an old school friend that had never been sailing. Cruising around the bay under spinnaker with three under-fives and two adults (not her fastest mode), with everyone lazing on the trampolines and no-one moving even to tack or gybe. But my favourite times were cruising with my 3-year old son and we spent many afternoons just exploring the harbour, sometimes for several hours on end.. I get the feeling we'll be Weta-people for a very long time."

Michael Eaglen - Coromandel, New Zealand