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Rapido 53XS
"Pico MOLE" is offered for sale in exceptional condition and fully equipped for Bluewater cruisingis Hull No. 1 of the Rapido 53XS, featuring an all-carbon foam-core construction (pre-preg, infused and autoclave-cured). She is the first and, to date, the only example of this model ever builtby her first Italian owner, she benefits from a bespoke specification including an enlarged central pod and a comprehensive performance package designed to maximize both speed and offshore capabiliin 2024 by Triac Composites in Vietnam, she was then sailed to the Mediterranean under her own power, completing an impressive passage of approximately 8,000 nautical milesNovember 2025, she competed in the ARC Atlantic Rally, sailing from Las Palmas to Martinique, where she finished first in the multihull division.February 2026, she made history by becoming the first production cruising trimaran to successfully cross the Drake Passage and cruise along the Antarctic Peninsula.
"Pico MOLE” is currently available for viewing at the A&C Yacht Brokers pontoon, port de plaisance du Marin in Martinique.
Accommodation
Trois cabins / two heads.
Custom-built wider nacelle layout commissioned by the first owner, with lightweight prepreg carbon interior fittings throughout.
Forward cabin: Double berth, private head. Headroom 1.91 m (6.27’).
Port aft cabin: Double berth, shared head.
Starboard aft cabin: Double berth, shared head.
Saloon with convertible berths.
Headroom throughout saloon and cockpit: 2.0 m (6.6’).
Chart table.
Pressurized hot and cold water.
Galley
Vitrifrigo 100 L keel-cooled freezer drawer
Extra Vitrifrigo 180 L fridge
Water tanks 600 L total
Spectra Ventura water maker 100 L/hr with ZION auto system
Sails and rigging
Spreader less rotating wing mast, carbon (in-house built), 23.09 m (75.8’) oversized vs base model
Park Avenue carbon boom
Aramid standing rigging, one size up from standard
North Sails 3Di Ocean Series package – sail area approx. 5% above standard:
Full batten mainsail 117 m² (1,259 sq ft) 3 reefs
Jib / Solent 73 m² (786 sq ft)
Staysail 25 m² (268 sq ft)
Reacher 150 m² (1,615 sq ft)
Asymmetric spinnaker 230 m² (2,476 sq ft)
All lines led back to cockpit.
Extra winches and extended running rigging throughout
Electronics
B&G Zeus 3 12” chart plotter with C-Map Insight charts
Extra 12” chart plotter at nav station
B&G H5000 Hydra CPU, Graphic Display and N2K Backbone
Precision-9 compass – heading, roll and pitch over NMEA 2000 (20/10 Hz)
213 masthead wind unit
H5000 Pilot controller and Pilot computer
Jeffa autopilot drive. RF300 rudder feedback. Honeywell SP100 mast rotation sensor
B&G HALO20+ radar – 36 NM, 60 RPM, dual range, velocity track
Forward Scan transducer. DST800 depth/speed/temp transducer
B&G V60-B VHF/DSC with integrated AIS transmitter and wireless handset H60
NSPL-500 AIS/VHF splitter
Large LCD TV with mast-mounted antenna
Fusion True Marine receiver with 4 x 200 W speakers
Electrical
24 V network
Mastervolt Lithium-Ion battery bank 24V / 5,500 Wh (extra unit fitted)
2 x 400 W solar panels on carbon mounts (800 W total)
Bow thruster (tunnel type)
Automatic fire extinguisher for engine room and battery area
Deck
Twin C-curve prepreg carbon daggerboards (one per float – no centre daggerboard)
Twin fixed prepreg carbon rudder blades on floats. Extra rudder blades, shafts, cases, bearings, tillers, link bars, track and gearbox
Aft cockpit enclosure
Large trampolines
Takacat 340LX Hypalon dinghy with 10 HP Suzuki outboard
Davits with winch for dinghy
6-person life raft with mounting bracket
Complete safety equipment for ocean sailing
Anchors, chain, rode, fenders and mooring lines
Additional
Hull #1 – first and only Rapido 53XS built to date
4 watertight bulkheads per float, 7 in main hull.
Air draft: 26.56 m (87’)
Coppercoat antifouling
Currently berthed at Port du Marin, Martinique
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