Sailing on Foils? - America's Cup Thread

Don · 07-07-2013, 04:37 PM

I enjoyed watching the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup series today from San Francisco even though New Zealand sailed around the course alone (the Italians were boycotting). It was still amazing to watch that huge cat fly on foils at nearly 25 knots upwind and 40 downwind, in a 16 knot wind! Yacht racing fans have over 2 months of this to look forward to.

It made me wonder why I've never noticed sailboats with foils at the lake. The video below shows how well they work in these small sailboats. Has anyone ever seen foils in use on the lake or have information?

07-07-2013, 04:37 PM	#1
Don Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 6 Thanked 15 Times in 7 Posts	Sailing on Foils? - America's Cup Thread I enjoyed watching the first race of the Louis Vuitton Cup series today from San Francisco even though New Zealand sailed around the course alone (the Italians were boycotting). It was still amazing to watch that huge cat fly on foils at nearly 25 knots upwind and 40 downwind, in a 16 knot wind! Yacht racing fans have over 2 months of this to look forward to. It made me wonder why I've never noticed sailboats with foils at the lake. The video below shows how well they work in these small sailboats. Has anyone ever seen foils in use on the lake or have information?

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