Americas cup 2023

[waikiore 477]

Re foiling on big boats, there is already a new Maxi launched but they are having a long learning curve on controlling her.... 

[SloopJohnB 328]

You mean the Baltic 111?

[waikiore 477]

Yes, trials over, now the owner needs to learn to sail her, she is foil assist -not fully foiling. The chines and transom are supposed to stay leaned on and there are trim tabs aft to control fore and aft pitch. Be careful where those blades are when you come alongside in your rubber ducky. 

[Priscilla II 445]

Sound track will give you a headache.

Imoca style foils would maybe betterer.

 

 

[K4309 396]

16 minutes ago, Priscilla II said:

Sound track will give you a headache.

Imoca style foils would maybe betterer.

 

 

The sail plan looks very cool, but I don't think excavator style hydraulic rams on the outside of the hull is really sailing. You could put a steel bucket on the foil and dredge out the marina channel.

[harrytom 697]

She might be quicker without the foil drag?

[ex Elly 253]

But  111ft is too big for Sydney hobart?

 

[Ex Machina 390]

18 hours ago, Priscilla II said:

Sound track will give you a headache.

Imoca style foils would maybe betterer.

 

 

Yeah dunno if you want to do ass dragging and porpoising in a 111 ft cruiser ?  You’d have a massive interior tidy up to do when you got to your destination .

[Psyche 794]

its tempting to knock it for many reasons but give it a chance, who knows it might be a game changer? One thing for sure its not a foiler as we know it, more of a DSS design. Its not going to be that great in a raft up

[Romany 162]

din't even look that fast until i changed play speed to x 2

[waikiore 477]

The one I really meant was the Mark Mills mini maxi Flying Nikka , she is quick, but in a sea?