Foiling for the masses...
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Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
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Printed Date: 07 Jul 25 at 9:58am
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Topic: Foiling for the masses...
Posted By: pompeysailor
Subject: Foiling for the masses...
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 1:20pm
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http://aeronamics.com/" rel="nofollow - http://aeronamics.com/ could this be the one which goes mainstream?..... [TUBE]https://youtu.be/jjRtUI5TWhI[/TUBE] ------------- Formerly - OK 2145 Phantom 1437, Blaze 819, Fireball 14668, Mirror 54145 |
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Posted By: boatshed
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 1:46pm
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No ------------- Steve |
Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 2:03pm
| Well, that's a first. Normally when clubs talk about banning boats on safety grounds I think they are being ridiculous, but that one looks a dead cert for nightmarish mark roundings/woundings. (woundings started off as a typo, but thought I should keep it!) |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 3:56pm
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Three hydrofoils and a daggerboard! ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: PeterG
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 4:08pm
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That looks lethal! ------------- Peter Ex Cont 707 Ex Laser 189635 DY 59 |
Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 4:46pm
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What could possibly go wrong? ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 5:58pm
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Let's try it on a weedy lake?
Foiling dinghies will never be mainstream. It's all about speed, and kites go faster more easily. The Moth is all about cutting edge technology and close racing rather than accessibility or even outright speed. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: salmon80
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 7:36pm
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That looks like the love child of the early attempt at foiling moths in the 90's and an Italian ferry Awesome pile of junk doomed to fail
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Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 9:12pm
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Theirs one thing for sure, you will never touch a buoy, the blades will cut anchors first. Man over board should be a doddle.
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Posted By: realnutter
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 10:31pm
| A doddle, as in it's easier to lift him aboard in two halves? |
Posted By: KazR
Date Posted: 30 Jun 16 at 11:15pm
| It does look a bit like that hydrofoil boat that split in two in whatever the old Bond film was (Thunderball?). Do you need a white cat to sail it? |
Posted By: Do Different
Date Posted: 01 Jul 16 at 6:36am
| Why would you want foiling for the masses when as I understand it the masses sail on restricted waters? Or by the masses you mean only of moderate skills, I still fail to see any value. It could be similar to novices getting Cats because they are less tippy and that never ends well. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 01 Jul 16 at 8:09am
Unless there are sharks in the water? ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: robinft
Date Posted: 01 Jul 16 at 4:15pm
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I thought DSS was designed for righting rather than foiling. Don't see it working as a foiler in waves.
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 01 Jul 16 at 4:50pm
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[tube]https://vimeo.com/173044247[/tube]
https://vimeo.com/173044247" rel="nofollow - https://vimeo.com/173044247 Twin tip foil, goes both ways allegedly. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 08 Sep 16 at 10:23pm
| In that video it just looks so slow...... |
Posted By: rich96
Date Posted: 09 Sep 16 at 1:25pm
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What is the point of this ?
The foil is pretty huge so why do you need to have an inflatable board ? A normal kite board is hardly big ? |
Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 09 Sep 16 at 1:53pm
That Brunetti device just looks like something to make tea bagging even more pointless than it already is  I was referring to the OP's vid in my last post BTW
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