Here the capsize and the recovery of the great Gunboat G4 Timbalero III that finds the limit while racing on the final day of Les Voiles de St. Barth.
https://vimeo.com/125378004
Yearly Archives: 2015
From Horue
A nice day to foil together : cataman racing, windsurf, kitesurf foil
World premiere for the first German Foiling catamaran.Faster than thought sails and flies the first prototype. We had the chance to test the new Eagle 20 HF on Altmuehlsee at Nuremberg on a beautiful sailing day. And we are thrilled! It’s a lot of fun and it gives a sensational feeling.Everything from Carbon (Hull, Beams, mast, boom and foils). Ultra-light (155kg total with sails) and a very stable platform (extra-wide carbon beams). This will be a modern rig with a huge code zero and / or smaller Gennacker as an option.There is a boat with two Foil / daggerboard options. First, you can fly with the new Foils over the water. On the other hand, you can simply take off the foils and sail normally with the straight daggerboard and rudder profiles.This has the advantage that in days with very light winds you continue to sail the boat without great water resistance in “non foiling mode” very fast. The giant Code Zero brings at Wind between 1-6 knots additional speed. So just as in “drag” condition where foils might effect disadvantages.So We have a boat that can foilvery well from 7 knots of wind, but just sets a new speed level even with very light winds.From Tornado we are used to the highest quality in boat building. And Eagle Catamarans from Muhr makes no compromise. Everything from the finest carbon fiber. Very stable platform and a modern rig. His novel concept, the meticulous workmanship, best materials, means of cleverly arranged fittings and trim options make the perfect Eagle 20 HF one of the most exciting catamaran in its class.Racers from all over Europe appreciate not only the outstanding speed potential longevity and stability of all EAGLE catamarans.
Roland & Nahid Gaebler
- Olympic medal winner Bronze 2000 (Tornado)
- 9 x World Champion (Tornado)
- 13 x European Champion (Tornado & Laser)
- Winner of more than 70 Int. championships during the last 30 years
- 6 x Winner Kieler-Woche (Tornado & Laser)
- First of World Ranking
- World Cup Winner
- Winner Volvo Champions Race 2005
- World Record Blue-Water-Sailing with Steve Fossett and his Maxi Catamaran “Playstation”
(and many more…)
https://vimeo.com/125166258
The brand new GUNBOAT G4 port tacks a stacked multihull fleet at the start of Day 1 of Les Voiles de St. Barth
From sail-world.com
Earlier this year, the first stop of The Kite Foil Gold Cup was held in La Venta, Baja Mexico. The event was loaded with international talent and a large variety of board and foiling combinations from around the globe. Short, skinny, rounded edges, blunt noses, pointed tails, you name it, but nothing, stood out like Adam Koch’s entry, the conceptual Raptor which was completed just days before contest time.
Adam is back on Maui now where internet speeds are faster than the escargot pace of Baja and sends us this report in the board!
Read the entire post on sail-world.com
By Fred Monsonnec
Rudders and centerboards with hydrofoils, wing masts… “we are in the age of wings” (and now, not only on multihull…). The “C-foil” and the “L-foil” are well known, but naval architects, engineers and enthusiasts have designed many other kinds of foil – or letters in a foiler lexicon that now includes C, E, J, L, O, S, T, U, V and Y.
Click here for the “The Foil Alphabet”, an article written in 2014 for the French blog Foilers, translated with the help of Nicholas Waller.
More about Fred Monsonnec and credit for Nicholas Waller
7 in Punto è la sveglia dell’informazione e dell’attualità di chi vive a NordEst, una piazza virtuale, in cui Antonella Prigioni, Alessandra Mercanzin, Valentina Polati, Stefano Pittarello e Roberto Guidetti, fanno da ponte tra l’ospite in studio e il Triveneto, dando la voce al cittadino. 7 in Punto trasmette tutti i giorni dal lunedì al venerdì, dalle 7.00 alle 8.30, prodotto negli studi della redazione giornalistica di 7 Gold.
https://vimeo.com/124676763
The ground-breaking GUNBOAT G4 is put through the paces by her design and build team during her first week on the water.
The excitment of TFW according to the New York Times correspondent Chris Museler
Video and ink From Bill Springer
After test-flying the fully-foiling G4 from Gunboat in St. Martin for the last several days, I can’t stop smiling. And I’m sure any of the lucky few that were there for the first flights would agree. Words, and even the remarkable photos of the first days of G4 flight can’t fully capture what it feels like to sail/fly aboard a 40-fo0t catamaran that’s not only capable of hitting 31.9 knots with a crew of non-pro sailors, but is also equipped with comfy bunks, and 360-degree visibility in the large main saloon, and even a kitchen sink and a fridge for cripes sake! And wait till you see how big the cockpit is. So I’m not even going to try.
Just watch this video. And be sure to watch it on a high-rez computer in full-screen mode. And oh yea, turn the volume up. This is what pure speed sounds like. And this is only a taste. Be sure to watch for my full report in a upcoming issue of Boat International and for much more info, including a stunning video from Gunboat that shows much, much more than just the underside of the bridgedeck!
And if you really want to see what the future looks like in person, head on down to Saint Barth’s for Les Voiles next week, or Antigua Sailing Week later this month. The G4 is sure to be one of the main attractions.
