Morphing foils concept

[SeaSpark]

Conceptual issues:

OK, let's say that material properties are no problem - you can morph into any shape you want, and the material still has comparable stiffness to existing composites.

Highliy unlikely for the next few years.

maintaining equilibrium - it would fall over in an instant

Addressed in my initial post:

"When dead in the water the boat could "flap" its wings to stay upright."

Its performance would be way less than a conventional rig.

Would it be less over a longer period of time when controlled by an inexperienced person?

In order for morphing to be useful, you need to have a situation in which the craft has to operate at different conditions, such that optimizing the shape for any one operating point makes it less suitable for the other operating points, driving a fixed shape to be a compromise to cover the whole range. Morphing gives the designer the ability to optimize at each operating point separately instead of having to consider them all collectively.

The point of morphing.