Foiling Week

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    Foiling Week Day 2 & 3 video from catsailingnews:

     
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    For those who understand french, this conference last April on a debriefing of the last Vendée Globe about foils, in particular this one with naval architects Quentin Lucet (VPLP cabinet) and Guillaume Verdier :
     
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    Boy, would I like to find a translated version of this-looks tremendous. Thanks.
     
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    Dear Doug Lord,
    I am afraid such translation is not available, in short they debriefed about : the historic of the introduction of foils for Imocas, how they evolved and are different from original DSS ones, foils of Hugo Boss versus the ones of Banque Pop, foils forces mastery + hydrodynamic forces on hull to master the general balance of the boat (a key point of their presentation), foils in upwind versus reaching conditions, how top sailors use them, how they can support them (noise, vibration !!, another key point), the input of the america cup experience, the future developments in view of Vendée Globe 2020, software tools used, to develop more intrumentation on board : sensors on the foils to better learn with oceanic scale one data, etc ...
    In English, if you have not yet seen it, this recent interview on similar concerns of Guillaume Verdier about the last developments of oceanic Trimaran Ultime with foils :
    http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2017/07/19/video-crossing-oceans-50-knots/
     
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    Thanks, Dolfiman! I've seen the interview with Guillaume-he is one terrific guy and the foil system he designed for Maserati and Gitana 17 is the most significant advance in trimaran foil configuration yet.
    Maybe someday the video's will be translated.
     
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    Foiling Week in Miami Feb-15-18... C CLass, UFO, Moth and many others........
    Summary vid from Sydney:

     

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    From "The Foiling Week":
    2018 Miami Foiling Week
    by Foiling Week

    The Hydrofoil Community Descends on Miami - by Chris Museler

    [​IMG]It has been two years since Foiling Week, the epicenter of hydrofoil innovation, broke its own mold and held the first non-European event in Newport, RI. Designs first announced there are now full-production foilers and making history at professional sailing series around the planet.

    And Foiling Week and its Gurit Forum of round-table topical explorations has become even more globalized, with last month’s Sydney Foiling Week. There the leaders in the hydrofoil space, including America’s Cup-winning skipper Glenn Ashby, shared with the world their innovative and collaborative spirit.

    This week in Miami, thirteen speakers, including sailors (two-time Moth World Champion Paul Goodison), designers (Nacra 17 designer Pete Melvin) and builders (Fast Forward Carbon’s Tommy Gonzales), will represent latest in foiling developments.

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    The fantastic waterfront facilities of Shake-A-Leg along the pristine waters of Biscayne Bay will play host to both the forum and what every participant looks forward to: the demonstrations/trials, regatta and distance race. The on-water program will be second to none where every age and sailor-type gets to explore, test and share the excitement of foiling above the water.

    And as Foiling week grows, so does its international community that is working to expand hydrofoil innovation into new realms where it can better lives and improve efficiencies in sport and transportation.

    Foiling requires stakeholders to meet and discuss innovation and hot topics,” said Luca Rizzotti, founder of Foiling Week and Gurit Forum. “We have come so far since 2014 and it’s important that this community of highly intelligent people have a place to gather and share and collaborate.

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    Rizzotti said he is already seeing the fruit of the Forum’s efforts with safety initiatives being executed at international events, sustainability proposals shared across manufacturers and events, and accessibility issues for women, children and disabled sailors being addressed with new designs.

    Community Based
    Wherever Foiling Week goes, the local sailors, designers and builders come out in force. Like a Pied Piper, people come out of the woodwork to follow and take part in the event. This will be no different in Miami.

    Miami is home of the US Sailing Team, and members of the foiling Olympic Nacra 17 squad will be floating in and out of Foiling Week. Also, visionary filmmaker Patrick Rynne, founder of the Waterlust Project, who explores the ocean through the lenses of lifestyle, environment, innovation and social responsibility, lives in Miami and will be visiting the Gurit Forum and trial events.

    Even legendary innovator Greg Ketterman, inventor of the Ketterman Tri-Foiler in the 1990s, will be at the Forum to give perspective in how far foiling devekopments have come and some insight into the future.

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    Most importantly, anyone in the area is encouraged to come to Shake-A-Leg to share their own creations and even test them at the on-water trials. Or just come to try out foiling for the first time.

    Like in Newport, America’s best are flying into Miami to share the projects that most excite them. David Clark, founder of Fulcrum Speedworks, will be offering demos on the production UFO foiler. And George Hradil of Delta Hydrofoil, a leader in the manufacturing of kite foils, will be sharing his findings as he pushes the design/build envelope.

    There is also an international contingent coming to Miami. Louise Chevallier and Karl Blouin from Canada will be discussing the latest developments in the C-Class catamaran. And Sean Baldwin will share plans for Foil Baddeck 2019, a hydrofoil event in the Canadian Maritimes celebrating the innovations of Alexander Graham Bell.

    Gurit Forum
    The 2017 Gurit Forum in Lake Garda focused on the three tenants of Foiling Week: Safety, Sustainability and Accessibility. In Miami, the two-part Forum, a round-table, open and relaxed discussion with panelists and heavy audience participation, will dig deeper into the safety considerations in design and race formats. As boats fly faster, sailors must adapt and sometimes the learning curve becomes dangerous.

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    In addition to safety, the second forum topic will be about the branding of foiling. Like an new and growing space, today’s innovators, sailors, designers and builders, have a disproportionately high influence on how this segment of the sport is presented and perceived in the world. This discussion will explore how much control we have over the development of foiling from a community perspective.

    Miami Foiling Week program
    From February 15th to 18th, 2018 at Shake-A-Leg Miami.

    Thursday, February 15th
    Practice race, Foiling Trials
    6:00 pm to 8:00 pm free Bacardi bar

    Friday, February 16th
    Gurit Forum, Harken Kids Trials, Long distance Race
    from 7:30 pm Foiling Week Party

    Saturday, February 17th
    Gurit Forum, Harken Kids Trials, Course racing, Foiling Coaching
    from 7:30 pm dinner party at Adventure Sports in Cocunut Grove

    Sunday, February 18th
    Foiling Trials, Course racing, Foiling Coaching
    late afternoon prizegiving with free Bacardi bar

    Gurit Forum Schedule

    Friday, February 16th
    9:30 am David Clark, Fulcrum Speed Works
    10:00 am Brendan Healey, High Performance Coach/RC - The state of kitefoiling and kiteboard racing and where the sport is heading
    10:30 am George Hradil, Delta Hydrofoils - Force arrangements in passively stabilized hydrofoils
    11:00 am Steve Clark, Hydrofoil Designer - Reviewing the criteria and proposal for the Volvo Ocean Race Inshore Foiler
    11:30 am Karl Blouin and Louis Chevalier, C-class
    12:00 pm Christoph Ballin, CEO Torqueedo

    Saturday, February 17th
    9:30 am Jorge Madden, Oakcliff Sailing Program Director - Foiling Takeover! 101 training progams to Oakcliff’s America’s Cup Partnership
    10:00 am Pete Melvin, Morelli and Melvin - Super Foiler and TF10: Stabilizing Rapid Development
    10:30 am Jay Phillips, Stiletto Catamarans
    11:00 am Dirk Kramers, Design Engineer - All Electric Motor-Foiler. Can Foiling create more Sustainable Water Bourne Transportation?
    11:30 am Greg Ketterman, Quad Foiler - Taking advantage of the rough water performance benefits of hydrofoils
    12:00 pm Tommy Gonzales, Fast Forward Carbon - How did we get here? How a Daysailing Foiling project created a Company
    12:30 pm Sean Baldwin, Foil Baddeck 2019 - Alexander Graham Bell- Baldwin hydrofoil development of 1910 to 1940 with a visual presentation of sailing and environment of Baddeck, CAN

    Foiling Week | February 14, 2018 at 8:46 am | Tags: miami, miami foiling week | Categories: Press release, TFW's news | URL: https://wp.me/p83KMA-1ro

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