by International Moth Class Association
The 2016 International Moth Class World Championships will be hosted in Hayama, Japan from May 20-29, 2016.
For more information head to the event website… http://www.mothworlds.org/hayama/
Author Archives: Foiling Week
by UCPA
www foil chez la base nautique de l’Union nationale des Centres sportifs de Plein Air (UCPA) à Bonbannes
by International Moth Class Association
The Amlin International Moth Regatta will take place in Bermuda during 5-11 December. Organised and hosted by the Royal Bermuda Yacht Club, it will give sailors an opportunity to battle it out on the Great Sound in what should be ideal racing conditions for these foiling boats. For more information… http://bermudamoths.com/
by Oracle Team USA
https://youtu.be/9NVY6kQ6myI
What happens when you bring together surfing legend Laird Hamilton and skipper James Spithill? Conversation quickly turns to foiling. “All water-related activities in the future will have a form of foil on them,” says Laird.
Sailor and boatbuilder Gary Baigent, from Auckland, New Zealand, send me the following info about his one-of-a-kind small trimaran, which he named “Flash Harry.” He shares in these great photos of his trimaran with us too.
Gary writes the following about Flash Harry below, and mentions another trimaran he designed called Groucho Marx … (does Gary sound like a fun sailor, or what 🙂 :
Flash Harry: 6×6 metres, a 35 years old foil trimaran – but regularly changed and updated, tensioned 4mm ply with glass, kevlar, carbon.
Continue reading on smalltrimarans.com
by AHD Boards
Stand up paddle foil session with Bruno André on the AHD Sealion Wings and the AFS-1 Foil.
The Sealion Wings is a Windsup, combo Windsurf lightwind, Stand up paddle, windsurf foil, and SUP foil.
More infos on http://www.ahd-boards.com/fr/models/s…
by Kialoa5
Fun rip on the @Nacra 20 FCS with Pete Melvin. If a 52 year old fat guy can do this anyone can. Come join the revolution, come join the fun!
By Luca Rizzotti, Foilng Week CEO and Founder
I was in Newport for the weekend scouting for next year event: what a place and what a bunch of quirky people, as Chris Museler says. Chris invited me to come and join the Archipelago Rally and the feeling was very similar to what we experience at the Foiling Week™, loads of interesting boats , fun people and the love of sharing ideas. Great event Chris!
pictures from the event, the idea is to bring whatever dinghy you have in the backyard, the older and crazier the better
Newport… well, I am in love with it! A living heritage and a close knit community that eat and breath sailing all the time. Thanks to everyone for making me (and the Foiling Week™) feel welcome : Chris , Ned Jones , Steve Clark , Anthony Kotoun , Nat Shaver , Matt Knowles , Brad Read and Sailnewport team , Terry Nathan and IYRS , Tyson Bottenus and the super Sailors for the Sea and all the Archipelago rally participants!
by safran-sailingteam.com
After a good start in the Transat Jacques Vabre, Morgan Lagravière and Nicolas Lunven were forced to turn back home last night. The cause was a crack in the hull at the starboard foil that generated a leak. It is impossible to continue the race in this condition. Contacted this morning, the Safran duo are headed for Brest where they are expected in the middle of the night.
© Jean-Marie Liot / DPPI / Safran
On Monday night at 2020hrs (French time), Morgan Lagravière contacted the race management to inform them of damage to Safran and announce his decision to head back to the port of Brest, in Brittany. Joining by the official race radio this morning, Lagravière detailed the nature of the damage and the circumstances in which it occurred: “The foil area is damaged on the starboard side,” Lagravière said. “The damage has spread around the area and water is seeping into the boat. We quickly tacked to get the damaged section of the hull out of the water. At the time of the incident, the conditions were intense but not extreme. There were 25-knots of wind and 3-4 metres of swell. The sea was not particularly rough and we didn’t hear a particular sound.”
by catsailingnews.com
Doc sent by Holland Composites update on the G4 formatted to the post below.
Good to see the project is still alive and HC have addressed additional systems and some modifications like dagger case placement to this breakthrough piece of equipment, aka The weapon all hardcore Catsailors with the $ would have.
Looking back to that capsize now it looks so slow motion when I was expecting at the moment a spectacular frontal pitch or something like that.
The G4 was a special project since Day 1, and it continues to be an unique and niche targeted as none other big Cat out there. Lest face it, if you want to cruise only you go for a Lagoon, if you want to do offshore crossings you go for a Catana. If you want to race & foil you go for a GC32.
This G4 is One of a Kind and falls somehow in between the 3 concepts with focus on performance, with all the preparations and experience you will need to aim for that purpose.
Continue reading on catsailingnews.com
