Guest Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Now we have 6 R foilers in Canterbury. Old boats are now equalised by putting up on foils. www.rclass.org Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thanks for that, really interesting that it is bringing the older boats up to speed as well. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 the 6th foiler in canterbury finally hit the water(big time!) on sunday and provided all watching huge entertainment as seen in link http://www.rclass.org/seasons/2010/5-fo ... -the-water Link to post Share on other sites
Clipper 346 Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Cool photos! Cool Boats. Nice Work. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rocket Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Great work - do they smack the conventionals in a breeze or is it not that simple? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 they certainly do, upwind we would be 50% quicker and slightly more height. Downwind, the same but lower by 10 degrees. The foilers are definitely the way forward. We are looking at rig development, ie wing rigs next as the platform is now extremely stable compared to non foiler boats(except as witnessed in the crashes). The most pleasing is the fact that older hulls are now competitive again, so no need for a big building programme, but just need to get hold of some older boats and update. Also, all the guys that have put foils on say that they don't want to go back to conventional again, a real buzzzzzzzz Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Rocket Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Are they sticky in the light? Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 yes, but if there is enough to foil down wind it way makes up for it. Besides if all doing it no disadvantage Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Excellent! How hard are the foilers to sail compared to the normal R? I used to helm "Freedom Express" a long time ago.. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 Easier in terms of stability, but much harder in terms of keeping in groove. You also need full concentration at all times because of speed and very touchy on helm. Going back to conventional is a bit of a let down. Link to post Share on other sites
smithy09 50 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 Looks brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.