Foiling thingy question!

i think it lifts the daggerboard foily thing :S

Its the wand for the main foil like Nigel said

Yea i think they control trim with body weight?

Originally posted by radixon Ok, so can anyone explain how it actually works? So does it makes the "centreboard" foil move from side to side? Do they have to connect it up when setting it up?

The wand on the bow is linked to a flap on the trailing edge of the daggerboard foil to control ride height -
When the boat is low down the wand is closer to the horizontal which angles up the flap and increases lift. As the boat gains height the wand (which trails along the surface of the water) moves more verticaly, decreasing the flap angle and decreasing lift - In an ideal world it all balances out perfectly and the boat sits at a steady height above the water.

The rudder foil is generaly adjusted by the helm with a twisty tiller extension mechanism - either altering another flap on the rudder foil, or rotating the entire foil - Though as pointed out some are fixed entirely.
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There are a few variations of course but thats the general principle found on most boats...


Edited by Isis

Pretty much everyone has a twisty tiller thingy - I was the last person in the UK with one that was fixed completely but that was two boats ago and wasn't very fast...