Trimaran Sailing - Magnum 21 sails around Wirral peninsula

Exciting footage of Steve Walker's Magnum 21 trimaran sailing during his unique circumnavigation of the Wirral peninsula. Yes this peninsula can be cirumnavigated! There is a canal from Chester to Ellesmere Port where the Manchester Ship canal offers access to the Estuary of the River Mersey. Some of the video was taken from a microlight but the most exhilarating trimaran clips, of sailing at speeds up to 12.5 knots, were taken from a launch kindly provided by Wallasey Yacht Club. The winds were strong (hence the two reefs taken) and the water rough enough to inflate Steve's life jacket during the first sortie into the waves at Eastham. Helming the multihull in this savage river with its phenomenal tidal currents is Andy Todd from Chester Sailing and Canoe Club. Watch out for the Liverpool waterfront with all the new buildings before the exit into the Irish Sea and maybe catch a glimpse of the historic Leasowe lighthouse in the final shot.

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Sports

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• trimarans
• sailing
• multihulls
• day boats
• sail
• yacht
• dinghies
• dinghy
• ama
• aka
• outriggers