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it's a render, so it's entirely possible that the "camera angle" is not actually inside the boat.

It's relatively simple in that bringing the mast aft allows you to have much bigger kites and reaching headsails for a given mast...

Even more interesting is how far aft the mast is. In that pic we see the mast support post aft of the table... I actually suspect that...

On the contrary, there's huge amounts potentially to gain by muddying the waters. For background, as I understand it the foil arm...

Spithill might be right. He's also a very canny operator who has a history of saying whatever he needs to in order to throw mud and sow...

Your lovely JPK would be godawful with 2 tons of lead hanging on the bottom. But it works on various sorts of older designs. Any well...

Exactly.... There are some here that look at a boat feature and say "that wouldn't work on my boat, so it must be awful" without...

There's a thread on Anarchy where a chap from seascape is involved. He said the whole project was based on that cost cap, essentially...

Can't say I've found my open stern to be stressful at all with the kids on board. Neither have we ever taken a wave over the stern...

OMG!!! ... spawn of the devil, you're all going to die if you use it on anything more than an inland lake on a sunny, windless day...

It's had a baby. BJ Marine Launch Beneteau First 30 at Cannes Boat Show

There are very strict rules on foils this time around. They are only allowed to build 4 foils in total. There's a small amount of...

Adopt the French approach. Buy boat. Buy small cheap ensign. Attach ensign to backstay, leave there permantly. When Ensign worn so...

And suddenly it all becomes clear. Thank you for taking the time to write that.

You have to consider why the cups go round at all! It's because the drag coefficient of an open hemisphere (cup) is higher than the back...