hi antoineb, you took the words out of my mouth regarding the posting etiquette of certain individuals in this forum. lets just all keep in...
COOL STUFF!! it's going to be very exciting to see what they come up with in regards to improvements for higher outright speeds. btw, there...
hydrofoil kite ski hi there, the kitesurfing guys have discovered racing and in particular course racing this season. one of the guys in san...
hi doug, can you post the link to this post from tom speer? regards boogie
this might also be of interest as it is a track from an actual racing day in melbourne at the worlds from a former WC. it was windward /leeward...
i have no idea. i have never sailed on the same course with a foiler moth. if you could get hold of a gps track of a foiler moth and send it to...
i'm wrong. it was 2004 in melbourne. http://www.sailmelbourne.com.au/race-results/2004/windsurfer/SGrp2.htm i beat marty by three places in that...
i know Marty. he's a really nice guy, met him in 2003 in Melbourne. he's a good sailor with dinghy experience too, but he sure is no worlds...
hi antoineb, please check you personal messages. regards boogie
hey antoineb, i don't think it is quite fair to isolate the development of l'Hydroptere out of the general developments of boats and then throw...
based on whose judgement? you will most cetainly need an extraordinary performance to break a record, but that doesn't mean every extraordinary...
hi antoineb, i think you mightbe over-estimating the rig inclination to windward on a windsurfer on a speed strip. yes, the sails have a lot of...
looking at the different L/D ratios of fully submerged asymmetric compared to symmetric surface piercing foils, it makes perfect sense to use the...
i strongly disagree here. if anything then Sailrocket resembles a kitesurfer. a windsurfer generates the necessary righting moment to balance the...
hey antoineb, i really like your comparison to motorsports, but looking at the different characteristics of the two types of craft i can't see...
