the triton was inducted into the now-defunct sail america american sailboat hall of fame in 1995. in honoring the design, the hall cited, "a telltale of success is durability and since the boats were built in the infancy of fiberglass construction, they were laid up by hand with more than a few layers of glass in the hulls. the boats will last forever, and the triton class association gathers every year for a national championship. successful, ground-breaking, popular, vital – the signs of a classic."