Say what?! A 72 foot cat with foils? Have fun figuring out how sail that unruly beast.
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| Author: | Skipshot [ Sun Oct 21, 2012 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | AC72 Hydrofoils |
Say what?! A 72 foot cat with foils? Have fun figuring out how sail that unruly beast. http://www.sail-world.com/USA/index.cfm ... ickerCID=0
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| Author: | Boatbit [ Sun Dec 02, 2012 5:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC72 Hydrofoils |
I think this is how future of sailing will look like. Actually pretty soon I guess. |
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| Author: | Skipshot [ Thu Aug 08, 2013 9:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC72 Hydrofoils |
The Kiwis have figured out how to sail an AC72 with foils so well they gybe while foiling. I'm not worthy. |
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| Author: | Tom Kirkman [ Fri Aug 09, 2013 5:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: AC72 Hydrofoils |
From personal experience I can say that tacking on foils is more difficult than gybing on foils. You have enough speed to carry you on across in a gybe but in a tack it's awfully easy to set the boat back down. With enough speed the apparent wind is always forward, but staying on the foils while tacking remains tough. I sure haven't come close to perfecting it or even being halfway good at it. |
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