Editing Multihull (section)

===Trimaran (double-outrigger)===
{{Main|Trimaran}}
[[File:LoeReal 60 foot Waterworld trimaran (cropped).jpg|thumb|A 60' trimaran with high aspect fractional Bermuda rig]]
A trimaran (or double-outrigger) is a vessel with two outrigger floats attached on either side of a main hull by a crossbeam, wing, or other form of superstructure. They are derived from traditional double-outrigger vessels of maritime Southeast Asia.<ref name="Mahdi1999"/><ref name="Doran1981"/><ref name="Beheim"/> Despite not being traditionally Polynesian,<ref name="Hornell1932"/><ref name="Doran1974"/> western trimarans use traditional [[Polynesians|Polynesian]] terms for the hull ([[Vaka (sailing)|''vaka'']]), the floats ([[Ama (sailing)|''ama'']]), and connectors ([[Aka (sailing)|''aka'']]).<ref>{{Cite book|last=White, Chris.|title=The cruising multihull|date=1997|publisher=International Marine|isbn=0-07-069868-6|location=Camden, Me.|pages=45|oclc=39033104}}</ref> The word ''trimaran'' is a portmanteau of ''tri'' and ''(cata)maran'',<ref>Collins English Dictionary – 2007 – Harper Collins – {{ISBN|978-0-00-780072-8}}</ref> a term that is thought to have been coined by [[Victor Tchetchet]], a pioneering modern multihull designer, born in [[Ukraine]] (at that time part of the [[Russian Empire]]).<ref name="mm2">{{cite web|title=Victor Tchetchet|url=http://www.multihull-maven.com/Designers/Victor_Tchetchet|publisher=Multihull Maven|access-date=2021-02-02|archive-date=2014-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141215013524/http://www.multihull-maven.com/Designers/Victor_Tchetchet|url-status=live}}</ref>

Some trimaran configurations use the outlying hulls to enhance stability and allow for shallow draft, examples include the experimental ship [[RV Triton]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/FS_Triton.pdf |title=Northern Patrol Vessel ACV Triton Fact Sheet Australian Customs Service |access-date=2019-03-22 |archive-date=2012-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120227223623/http://www.customs.gov.au/webdata/resources/files/FS_Triton.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>  and the [[USS Independence (LCS-2)|''Independence'']] class of [[littoral combat ships]] (US).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4|title=US Navy Fact File: Littoral Combat Ship Class – LCS|publisher=US Navy|access-date=14 March 2015|archive-date=2 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302070526/http://www.navy.mil/navydata/fact_display.asp?cid=4200&tid=1650&ct=4|url-status=dead}}</ref>