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Philsy 
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Joined: 12 Sep 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 344 |
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 Topic: Moth GlidingPosted: 13 Dec 05 at 5:47pm |
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Matt Jackson
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Joined: 21 Sep 04 Location: Darlington Online Status: Offline Posts: 962 |
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 12:56pm |
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I know it's not really in the spirit of this website but why not dump the rig completely and just see how fast you can tow a moth before it gets totally out of control? Jumping off the wake could be challenging!
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Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36
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aardvark_issues
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 2:22pm |
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I think it would be totally out of control before you start - the rig is vital for balance...
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Philsy
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 4:24pm |
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Wouldn't that be akin to water skiing? Has anyone tried foiling skis?
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Matt Jackson
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 5:05pm |
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I've seen a bizarre thing with a seat and a foil from underneath but it looked a bit dull compared to proper skiing.
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Laser 203001, Harrier (H+) 36
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Philsy
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 5:09pm |
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At the risk of being flamed for going off-topic, the idea of foiling water skis
sounds rather exciting. Imagine skimming along standing up a foot above the water! Didn't someone once try doing it with a windsurfer? |
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Isis
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 6:26pm |
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Erm... going back a bit but was the basic idea of the thread to tow 2
identical boats (most of the foils are one of 2 manufacturers, and even
they are very similar, modern boats are similar weights too) at
identical speeds. Release them at identical times on a near-enough
identical bit of water and see which one takes the longest to flop back
to the wet stuff?
Do I need to keep repeating the word 'Identical' or is this starting to sound silly yet? |
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tgruitt
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 6:31pm |
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It will never catch on........... what is better is foiling battleships, they could probably keep foiling for a while after you have turned the engines off |
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Needs to sail more...
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a_stevo
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Joined: 29 Aug 05 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 8:47pm |
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re the foiling water skiing, google "airchair" as for moth gliding, i think rickperkins had it right, NEXT |
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Jack Sparrow
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Posted: 14 Dec 05 at 9:14pm |
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[QUOTE=Matt Jackson] I've seen a bizarre thing with a seat and a foil
from underneath but it looked a bit dull compared to proper skiing.[/ QUOTE] Yeah... looks really boring! 
  
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