Malcolm Barnsley and Paul Larsen have been working on a world speed record machine for some time. Late last year they hit 30 knots and seem to...
Review Here is the review from the International Hydrofoil Society Website. I'm not sure how to obtain a copy but I haven't tried very hard....
New book on Monitor There is a new book out called Monitor Hydrofoil Sailboat - Design in review by Neil Lien. Neil apparently worked very...
Aussie A Class Site I haven't seen it in the Aussie site but have seem the discussion on the Dutch A Class site....
Sounds difficult As you say, this was done on the Monitor with a ladder foil arrangement. It does however seem a very indirect method of...
Polishing The better the polish, the better the surface corrosion resistance.
49er @ 2 x wind speed Bethwaite claims that the 49er does up to 2 times windspeed with the kite up.
I would like to hear peoples thoughts on whether it would be beneficial to have the boom effectively 'sweeping' the trampoline on an A Class...
whacko? Nearly every great inventor through the ages has been called whacko at some stage? .......31 knots with a soft rig and lots more...
Thank you very much to everyone who responded Steve, I have read your paper, "The Cogito Project" and have seen the Cogito rig control systems...
David Smith Yes, I've seen Tom's website and some of his multi-element work. If you are out there Tom, I would love to hear your thoughts. Dave
David Smith No I haven't. We didn't particularly want to bother the master until we have done a bit more research. No doubt he is a very busy man.
We are looking into designing a solid wing sail for an A Class Cat. We would like a program like XFOIL but for multi element wings. We want to...
