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08-08-2011, 05:00 PM

Doug Lord

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Foiling keelboat

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Originally Posted by Stumble

Doug,

One of the advantages of the wings is that they allow you to move the jib leads, and stays outboard. I am not sure how folding them at sea would work if you take full advantage of them.

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Good points and I don't know the answer yet..... But I bet we could come up with one considering the benefits in dire conditions of the properly engineered folding wings. Probably wouldn't use the jib in the conditions you'd fold and lock the wings.

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