these look fun

[powerskipper]

I saw a couple of these in Chichester harbour today, fairly whizzing a long they were, look a lot of fun, anyone tried them.

some info here, here

 

[Frontier]

Why doesn’t the speed limit apply to them? and why when they are only a few inches deep do they constantly need to race across the channel /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif

I think they don’t really want mobo’s to avoid them, I believe they are happier if we keep to our heading and they whiz around us, but what if just one of them doesn’t operate like that?

 

[powerskipper]

well I was helming a 52 so they kind of went round me. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Frontier]

Yes they tend to do that, you must have looked quite intimidating from one of those /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[bilbobaggins]

International Moths on foils....

Radical!


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[kds]

"why when they are only a few inches deep "

The foils actually give them quite a depth, once they lose speed, so they do need a bit of water and they have to choose a course which will enable them to maintain a good speed, to stay up on the foils.

I am sure you could fit something like them to your mobo - then you could have some fun too !
Ken /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Frontier]

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I am sure you could fit something like them to your mobo - then you could have some fun too !
Ken

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Good idea! they do seem to have a lot of fun, and no speed limit! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[Richard_Peevor]

international moth "foiling".. wings on rudder and daggerboard. All very adjustable and hence difficult to learn to sail and foil... Even the original moths which stayed in the water were tricky to sail well.

 

[gandy]

They're sailing boats. Powered by the wind without needing to use an engine. You should try it some time.