At the weights and lengths I think you are talkling about the boat won't plane. Therefore you want to get the least drag in displacement mode. For...
Doug, I have seen one down at WSC in Sydney. I have seen it on the shore and out sailing but have not sailed it. My general comments are:...
Mal gives a good description but there is also another factor. Waves. To a bigger boat the waves are proportionally smaller. THe little boat...
Doug, Wasn't that RHough's point. That in the absence of the rules the current moth configuration is not the best. It is the way it is to meet...
It did perform but was outlawed as a multihull. At the time is was quite successful and faster than the non-foiling moth. Look here for some...
The pictures look good. Thanks for the information. I have a few questions. 1.Is the mast unsupported/cantilevered or are there stays? It looks...
There was a letter about a newspaper article that reported that someones sister had read in an online forum that someone had sailed a moth foiler...
But Chris does raise an interesting piont. A windsurfer can do 48 odd knots over a 500m course and probally higher for short bursts. It makes the...
Sounds great. I will follow your development closely. I would like to be able to foil but am too heavy for a Moth. When is it likely to be...
John, This is a long way from what Doug was/is spewing forth about the Moth being 15% quicker than a 49er. 15% is 9 minutes every hour....
Doug is this the thread you mean? http://www.sailinganarchy.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=29873&st=0 I have read it through twice and can't...
I went to the site I couldn't find anything about 23.3. The other site you mentioned (http://www.foiler1.com/foiler_moth.html) lists 22.3 and the...
Doug Put up or Shut up. I know you are enthauastic but your claims are verging on that of a religous cult. Also on SA is a thread about how...
Doug, I think you are wrong. Americians will not jump on a foiler in any great numbers for a long while. Companies have to respond to demand...
OK, Two things spring to mind. Why do you want to go to the hastle of having gybing boards? To reduce leeway? Lee way is just the angle that...
I will have to dig it out of my boxes and scan it. I will try to have a look for it this weekend. Nobody
Luff say is not bad per se. Just how it changes when a gust gcomes along. OK Say you are sailing along upwind in 10 knots of breeze. A puff comes...
49er Planning I sail a 49er regularly and can say that it is a very differend form of planning than many other boats. It is hard to tell by...
Have a look at http://www.radford-yacht.com/dsn022/dsn02201.html. It has the outboard in a hatch. TH Eoutboard is able to pivot and is raised for...
Using Strand7 for this project will help you out a lot. It has a few features that you will find useful. I have used it for a number of years in...