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Sam.Spoons
Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3398 |
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Topic: Foilers Posted: 22 Oct 19 at 10:02pm |
The Moth's ruled that foiled mast be on the centreline immediately after the first 'three point' foiling moth was developed effectively outlawing foils mounted on the wings..
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tink
Really should get out more Joined: 23 Jan 16 Location: North Hants Online Status: Offline Posts: 788 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 19 at 5:30am |
Thanks, I’d presumed that, interesting. Wonder where they would have ended up if they hadn’t done that everyone else followed their lead. Clearly a T foil is better for out and out performance but not necessarily for a people’s foiler.
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Tink
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DiscoBall
Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 305 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 23 Oct 19 at 6:41pm |
Looks more like broad reaching looking at the water and sail trim. Syz & Co (think that's the boat) got lots of photos in the sailing press for a very short time and then vanished, which probably speaks volumes. I think the three point foiling is a nice idea if you're just looking at going in a straight lines. Suspect with the moths that even if the 'piv' foils hadn't been outlawed that ultimately they'd have moved to centreline foils as a better solution for all points of sail. |
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Boatmik
Newbie Joined: 22 Oct 19 Location: Philippines Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 25 Oct 19 at 5:50am |
Moths were on the edge of banning the foilers at the three pointer (tricycle) stage.
https://i0.wp.com/www.internationalmoth.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2000-Burvilles-Windrush.jpg Too easy and throwing away hard earned boat handling skills. It was uncertain if bifoilers would be sailable. Legend has it that the time the Australian committee was having a meeting Ian Ward had put together a bifoiler to sail outside the club where the meet was happening ... ... and the rest as they say is (almost) history. |
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DiscoBall
Far too distracted from work Joined: 03 Jan 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 305 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 27 Oct 19 at 10:54am |
Funnily enough I was reading the Foilers v fakes article on your site the other day (and perusing all the interesting boat designs). Tink - one along your three point foiler lines here http://foilingdinghy.com/ - looks pretty awkward with the bow up trim and not sure 13000 euros is 'people's foiler' territory... |
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