CHERUB

so who has designed the hydrofoiling cherub then?? http://www.sailingsource.com/cherub/images/xxxx-20050816.jpg

so will it work?

ye because lifting the boat and not flying the boat would create less drag and potentialy be faster.  

[QUOTE=Jack Sparrow] Shiny Beast ( pro boatbuilder/foil maker, sails all the time )


USED to sail all the time.... not so much recently, but has many hours of sailing over many years .

[QUOTE=Jim C]
I think Andy Paterson put together better campaigns and sailed at a better crew weight, but I'm not convinced his boat is intrinsically quicker overall.



Heavier than ususal new crew this year ( 24 stone total )

but faster on average..... Nationals recently have been mostly light winds, some medium, and a few strong winds.

By not fully lifting may make it faster, same as how a t-foil on the rudder works. More force on foil = less on hull, but saying that the net result will be alot faster if the entire boat flew, then there is NO resistance from the hull. I could calculate it all out if you wanted, but my brains sore as it is from Mechanics coursework ive just finished! Arrr, sailing tomor will sort that out!

well my dad has offred to make us some foils after looking at the cherub website says "maby if u ask ur dad nicely he might make you some of them" and they would be on a diffrent board so we can have a spair one.