Dinghy development: new foiler for heavyweights?

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new foiler for heavyweights?

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Category: Dinghy classes
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Topic: new foiler for heavyweights?

Posted By: yellowwelly
Subject: new foiler for heavyweights?
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 2:50pm

no, 'fraid not, but a pretty hilarious dubbing of Game of Thrones

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Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 3:21pm

okay, here's the real video... discuss?

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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 3:29pm

How many foils is that flying on?

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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 3:32pm

two I think... the front must be to stabilise or something as most foiling windsurf boards I've seen before only have one fin box.

Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 3:35pm

There are 3 things going down into the water. Seems to me that there is very little reduction of wetted surface compared to a planing board, if any.

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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 3:37pm

yes- I just looked a again. I doubt the reason for this is to be quicker than a speed board (they're already substatianlly quicker than Moths), but to investigate the foiling concept in a board sailing environment. I like the relative simplicity of it compared to the moth though.... and my North S-Type (triple cam 8.4m) would be ideal for it, an enquiry has been sent.

Posted By: GarethT
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 5:13pm

Whilst it looks interesting, a couple of weeks ago my 11 year old and his mates were blasting past it on their short boards.

Cool, but not quick?

Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 18 Oct 13 at 5:19pm

I've heard that elsewhere after a bit of digging....

oh well.