hydrofoiling international 14

   sailor girl go to http://www.i14.ch/foils/album01/001_G you can see the t foil on there. 

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tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Topic: hydrofoiling international 14 Posted: 07 Dec 04 at 10:50am
	sailor girl go to http://www.i14.ch/foils/album01/001_G you can see the t foil on there.

Chris 249 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 10 May 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2041	Post Options Post Reply Quote Chris 249 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 04 at 10:44am
	Never having seen an N12 in the flesh, I have to ask, what do they compare to for speed in a big breeze - a Laser? I've heard they're slower than a 420 in a blow, which makes sense considering the yardstick and lack of a trap and spinnaker.

tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Dec 04 at 10:38am
	i had to go to hospital after a force 9 pitchpole in a national 12, was knocked unconcious lying in the water apparantly! was going bloody fast!

sailor girl Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 Jun 04 Location: Spain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1031	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor girl Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 04 at 6:51pm
	my byte gybed on land and hit my mum in the eye! she had a very nice balck eye!!!! ooops!
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Harry44981! Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Aug 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 736	Post Options Post Reply Quote Harry44981! Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 04 at 6:44pm
	The image is ruined slightly by the helmet wearing guys- i suppose thats sensible in that boat though Has anyone acually been himt on the head in a dinghy? Apart from my brother who was knocked out of his boat by a laser boom in the back of the head as the guy dumped the sheet around the wing mark!!!!

sailor girl Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 Jun 04 Location: Spain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1031	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor girl Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 04 at 5:57pm
	oi hurricane that's cheeky! thankyou doctor clifford! i understand now! i have seen foils with the kinda T thing and wondered what it was for! thanks!
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Doctor Clifford Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Scotland Online Status: Offline Posts: 243	Post Options Post Reply Quote Doctor Clifford Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 04 at 4:53pm
	put simply........ at or near the bottom of the daggerboard and rudder is a horizontal foil, amking the assembly shaped like a T. In section these T-pieces look like an aeroplane wing. They are about three feet wide or so. The wing going through the water generates lift in the same way that an aeroplane wing generates lift. (low pressure over the curved surface above and higher pressure below the flat surface below - pay attention in physics lessons) Hence the boat rises up when going fast enough. Suddenly the wetted surface area is reduced by a huge amount, and you therefore accelerate faster and to a greater speed. sort of.... i think...
	regards Dr. Clifford take two tablets twice daily

sailor girl Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 13 Jun 04 Location: Spain Online Status: Offline Posts: 1031	Post Options Post Reply Quote sailor girl Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 04 at 4:02pm
	they look awesome, i know i have asked this before, but i am still puzzled, how does it lift out the water so much??? can some one explain in a si ple way that i might understand!
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tgruitt Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Dec 04 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2479	Post Options Post Reply Quote tgruitt Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Dec 04 at 3:29pm
	see some great pics of the 14 at http://www.i14.ch/foils/album01/009_G and http://www.i14.ch/foils/album01/013_G looks fantastic, would crash hard at that sort of speed!