Oops Hobbie - auto correct Safety, The foils are within the platform of the trimaran so safe for other boats and the crew if they fall off. On...
Sensible and safe foiler, sounds good. Wonder how long the manufactures can keep that amazing, for what it is price. You could have a lot of fun...
Very left field but if it is just for messing about in light airs I would go for a lug rig. Standing lug would be simple but the balance might be...
They seam quite stable as they change lift would it be fair to say the lift to drag ratio of the quant foil when foiling and planning is similar?
The video above lead me this one [MEDIA] At about 1.20 the foil is almost skipping on the water, it is certainly very close to the surface of the...
Part of a dug out canoe’s foiling rudder
Maybe the second WOXI foil was only 6.999% of the mast height and didn’t work because of this
The DSS patent is very narrow, here are a few of the clauses of claim 1 and all the following claims link back to claim 1 (e) wherein the lifting...
As above the claims (big 13 at top of page) are the only part of the patent with any legal importance. The claims are rather specific narrowing...
I used to sail a mono-maran, or International Canoe. The sliding seat not on provides righting moment but also so degree of buoyancy and lift in...
Any PVC material will require plasticiser to keep it flexible and UV stabilisers to stop UV damage. Ensure the PVC has both these from a reputable...
Top point, there are so many posts on a number of forums that run and run because the OP does not define what they want
[ATTACH] Do you do much CAD modelling. I use Onshape it is a free online CAD packaged that works very well. It works well on IPad. This is my...
Looks like an interesting project, hope your development works out for you. Speed sailing was my thing back in the eighties. I competed in the...
New to me a very interesting point I will percolate
