Story of a gamble

Posted in TFW's news, video on April 12, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by Gitana Team In late 2013, the members of Gitana Team embark on an adventure that is as thrilling as it is complex: overhauling the Multi70 Edmond de Rothschild, a 70-footer initially built to race in crewed configuration on a one-design circuit, in a bid to become the first flying offshore trimaran. It is an ambitious […]

The Flying Cherub

Posted in TFW's news, video on April 12, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by Alex Everest Meet them at 2016 Foiling Week Garda

Oscar Lindley-Smith is not like most teenagers

Posted in Web's news on April 12, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by totaluae.com He doesn’t spend his weekends hanging out with friends, watching films or walking around a mall. As the world’s youngest competitive foiling helm – a sailor who steers a catamaran which flies up on top of the water suspended on a pair of hydrofoils – 16-year-old Oscar, who lives in Abu Dhabi, spends most […]

Le petit hydroptère d’E.T.

Posted in Web's news on April 8, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

Merci beaucoup aux amis francophones du blog "Foilers" et en particulier a Frédéric Monsonnec auteur de cette leur recherche historique sur le foiling

Man Overboard

Posted in TFW's news, video on April 7, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by SoftBank Team Japan During testing in Bermuda, SoftBank Team Japan athlete Winston MacFarlane (using Derek Sawards life vest) took an unplanned swim during a gybe. All are safe and accounted for!

April’s fool or super efficiency?

Posted in TFW's news, video on April 5, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by Don Montague. We thought it was an April’s Fool, but what if it was true that some electric motors rigged with drone propellers are sufficient to push the Don Montague Kiteboat, renamed for the occasion airfoiler, to 46 knots? What do you think?

Rudo Enserink: a success story

Posted in TFW's news on April 4, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by think3.eu Next level yacht design with ThinkDesign. In 2013, DNA/Holland Composites invited independent Netherlands based industrial designer Rudo Enserink to lead a team of sailors and engineers to develop a new 40-foot catamaran from idea to market. What started off as a super sporty coastal cruiser ended a year and a half later as a […]

Des foils pour Bastide Otio

Posted in TFW's news on March 31, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by Made in Midi Rassurez-vous je ne suis pas devenu complètement foil ! C’était pour voir si vous suiviez ! BastideOtio conserve ses appendices d’origine! Kito de Pavant Voici la blague bien pensé: Le secret aura été bien gardé pendant tout l’hiver. Mais l’équipe Made in Midi, dirigée par Kito de Pavant, avait aménagé son programme […]

Maître CoQ déploie ses ailes

Posted in TFW's news on March 31, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by Maître CoQ Jérémie Beyou et Maître CoQ se projettent vers le Vendée Globe 2016. Affichant clairement leurs hautes ambitions, ils ont pris la décision commune d’équiper le 60 pieds IMOCA de foils en vue du tour du monde en solitaire. Le bateau entrera au chantier CDK de Port-la-Forêt le 25 novembre. Jérémie Beyou, Stéphane Sallé, […]

Figaro 3 à foils par VPLP

Posted in TFW's news on March 31, 2016 by Foiling Week.

 

by Classe Figaro Bénéteau Le Président de la classe Figaro Bénéteau, Yannig Livory, a déclaré: Les trois cabinets d’architecte ont chacun présenté leur projet. Puis on a fait une réunion à huis clos pour se poser les bonnes questions et avoir des compléments d’informations et que la commission nouveau monotype de la classe Figaro Bénéteau puisse […]