What would you do?

Sensible Hydro-foils on the 49er just so we can go harder down-wind when the waves are up and theres a bit of a breeze, appart from that, wouldn't want to alter a thing...... Other minor adjustments may be to alter the way that the wing tracks are connected to the hull, ie instead of having two nuts behind the deck, have a fixed plate so that it doesn't become an absolute mission to tighten up the tracks when the bolts start loosening off. Another modification would be to lead the kicker and possibly cunningham lines back to a positions on the deck which can be lead out externally so either helm or crew can adjust the tuning of the boat from the wire.

Just attach a few t-foils to the wings and your sorted.

A pair of wands to control the ride height and you away!


Any idea of the site that has pics / info on this lovely foilind rs600?

Originally posted by Villan Anyone up for putting foils on an RS600 / 700 / MPS?

Been done on the 600, for and aft trim is a bitch to get right apparently.

I guess losing bout 50kg off the L4000 would be pretty ideal!

yer but then the boat would not be as fast down wind and not as hard to sail down wind as you would have to sail higher angles because of the shrouds

yer but it still ant mast head

 

any way the 300 cool it looks good but the olny thing im wory about is coming out of the laser in to the vareo is howsmall the fleets are and thats why im annyed with it is the 300 much better