AJ Oliver 154 Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Several gents in our town are going into production with this 20 foot tri foiler. Wish them luck !! Some interesting ideas there - they want to be able to foil in less than 8 kts of wind. About $ 27,500 USD http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/12/09/coming-soon-rave-v-hydrofoil-sailing-trimaran/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,211 Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 http://vimeo.com/124676763 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BNG 44 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 And over she goes Yup, not too surprised, Its not really a cruiser and you need to have reaction times and the intuition of a moth sailor to keep it on its feet let alone the 2 guys thrashing the winches for the dedicated expert trimmers - have a look at the video above, they are all working pretty hard to keep it in semi-flat flight. Sustainable for how long? 40 minutes? and hour? if that... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=165215&do=findComment&comment=4922789 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 158 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Bugger. Bound to happen at some stage I guess - I mean "ooooh look a performance cat playing possum" is not really that unusual is it? Serious set back to the designers? I doubt it because it seems clear that this is not a boat with widespread target audience (I guess we'd all like one but how many have the cash or the hired gun crew that would be necessary to avoid this). Oh wait a mo - they were, a gun, crew... Return to line 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 the video http://www.sailingworld.com/video-gunboat-capsize-les-voiles-de-st-barth?src=SOC&dom=fb https://vimeo.com/125378004 via Ian, 8.5mtr, sailworld Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 158 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'd be removing the reference to 'cruiser' in all my advertising campaigns about now if I were the designers. Some dumb arse will no doubt do this another day, get hurt or worse and then watch out for the stampede of lawsuits appearing over the horizon... Hooning in flat water is one thing but what seems to be a littlest bit of swell turned the cat into a dog. Ok maybe just an impolite cat 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 I showed Angela the video, nope not even as a daysailer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ScottiE 174 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 man - she is a spectacular boat. I'd rather see professoinals pushing the boat over the limit than ametuers. It's clear from the vid that they were pushing this very very hard - that's what you'd hope a manufacturer would do when pitching a boat like this. They've speculated on this project, put it out there themselves, tested it, pushed it over the limit, dumped and pulled it out themselves - no different to anyone else commissioning a boat. So they're offering it for sale - what's wrong with that. Just read this on their site - I imagine revisiting this system will be part of the redevelopment! 5. MAINSAIL CONTROL SYSTEM: A light cat requires easy control of the mainsail. The helmsman trims the mainsheet with foot-pedal hydraulic pumps, and eases with the push of a button. The GUNBOAT G4 is the first high-performance cat to allow such short-handed control and safety. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Yep, hard to hit a foot pedal when your foot is waving about in thin air, Maybe it needs to be voice activated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 323 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 To what voice activate command...... Sh.t F..k Dump ....... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Black Panther 1,568 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I was thinking above a certain volume, but yours works too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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