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    Posted: 13 Jul 18 at 11:04am
It's really hard for me to see the UFO as having reasonable speed when not foiling. In the first regatta where they got a fleet, they were beaten across the line by boats with a yardstick around the same as a Pico, if I recall, and that was in flat water.

That seems to indicate that it's not going to be a very popular racing class. Incidentally I ran the numbers for the A Class cats, which show an increase in class membership of only around 20-30 members worldwide since they started foiling. One Who Would Know said that the problem with attracting early adopters is that they go off and adopt something else when they get lapped.
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That's the problem with cheap  Wink
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Originally posted by 423zero

The UFO is supposed to be under 8000 dollars, that's more of a peoples foiler.

If you don't mind sailing bits of a port-a-loo around.
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Posts: 3420 		Post Options Post Options   Quote 423zero Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jul 18 at 5:37pm
The UFO is supposed to be under 8000 dollars, that's more of a peoples foiler.
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Posts: 2965 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Jack Sparrow Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jul 18 at 11:39am
Could this actually be the people's foiler? Well, upper-middle-class peoples, that is - £16k inc Vat.
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Posts: 1020 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Oli Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Mar 18 at 9:09am
with all the "weather" we're having i thought id roll back to my last sail, Barts Bash in the RS800 with the family, was looking forward to getting out this weekend but looks like i'll have to wait a couple more weeks.



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Posts: 70 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Ardea Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 18 at 12:42pm
This is what I'd love to see more of.  Videos showing general racing technique with comments on tactics.  Far more useful (and more interesting in my opinion) than the millions of videos of boats flying along in heavy winds.
Thanks for this!
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Great video; whole race condensed down with sub titles explaining the actions ...
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