I don't think it would be impossible to get the sheeting point of the reefed sail right, like the owner says. The sheeting must be similar to the...
I have seen a Ljungström boat sail here in Sweden. The boat was beautifully Restored to perfect conditions. A real classic, but the sail tech is...
I remember seeing this cool trifoiler on youtube a few years ago. Does anyone have any info/news about it? Glen Robert's hydrofoil trimaran [MEDIA]
That's different! My guess would be for structural reasons. Closer to the crossbeam.
Thanks for the info! 200gsm glass on fairly thin foam seems like an extremely light construction. Like 2kg per square meter. So the composites of...
What's the size of the full scale boat? If it's large enough to have accommodation in the hulls, I think this looks like a better option. Kurt...
I don't think it's planing. I think it's crashing down from having lifted out of the water. Either from pitch instability or from exiting the...
Sure, I do. But let's take another example of a 6m boat which can be homemade from plywood - the Tornado. Also much lighter. And non foiling of...
Is it that heavy? I've seen another boat for the homebuilder, which is about the same size (5,75m), also with swinging beams, but overall much...
But how many days/weeks did they spend on testing their models? And did they make big public claims based on the model results? I think they spent...
I guess it's a marketing choice. UFO is taking the low price market / targeting "poor people". Rich people doesn't want to use boats which poor...
Good points. And from the pictures it looks like the anomometer is located at the end of the bowsprit. So the apparent wind angle is probably much...
I think the key is that the foils are canted. Every time the flap pushes the boat up, it also pushes it to windward, so to speak. I think there...
Pretty cool layout/design solution with the traveler track on the trailing edge/bottom of the rear beam. And the mainsheet purchase system hidden...
I think that is true. The ideal would be to have the strut angled in line with the force vector. In that case the only "unnecessary" drag would be...
I have understood that an inverted T-foil has a drag penalty compared to an L-foil. The T is supposed to have higher drag mainly due to the bad...
I agree, but when the info in the video doesn't mention automated control in the context expected, the conclusion I draw is that it likely doesn't...
I think that the videos which shows the boat foiling nice and steady does give the impression that the foils are continuously controlled by a...
Well I'm sure he was talking about the added resistance from the abrupt change in flow behind the transom, and not the overall drag. The speed is...
36 days is fast, 15 knot average. Did they deliver any tea though? It would be cool if someone would make an attempt to race with the same load...
