The fact that the IHS still exists means there is still strong public interest in hydrofoil development even though they are not anymore in the public news.

Foil assisted monohull. The Hysucats efficient main hydrofoil wing is located in the center of the boat and its supported by two smaller foils located at the rear of the tunnel. The advanced foil designs leverage FYD multi-year investment in the development of foil assisted designs including our development of the worlds largest foil assisted monohull. A foil is much more efficient at raising the hull out of the water at speed and does not suffer the resulting high drag of traditional planing hulls.

The result is significantly increased performance. The One Design monohull from the in-demand French naval architect Guillaume Verdier will use the latest generation foiling technology to make it incredibly fast to sail and spectacular to watch. The One Design monohull from French naval architect Guillaume Verdier will use the latest generation foiling technology to make it incredibly fast to sail and spectacular to watch.

Crew numbers are likely to be between 5 and 7 with incentives continuing for mixed male-female crews and youth sailors. The R Class started its project to get the fleet foiling back in 2008 and now there are a clutch of boats racing. Unlike a true hydrofoil which lifts the boat completely out of the water the foil-assisted design is a much more stable thing avoiding any potential for Americas Cup-style splash downs and wipe-outs.

With a crew of three the boat popped onto the plane at 8 knots and. The foils produce lift much like an airplane wing that raises most of the boat out of the water. The main hull was a mere 2ft 7 wide and supported an 80 foot cross beam with flipper like adjustable winglets foils at.

The race announced the next generation of One Design boats to be introduced in 2019 and designed for use over at least six years as the centrepiece of. The introduction of a foil-assisted 60-foot 1829 metre monohull for the ocean legs plus an ultra-fast 32-50 foot 10-15m flying catamaran for use inshore will elevate the race to the ultimate all-round test in professional sailing. For this boat Welbourn added winglets to the rudder and employed a pair of curved foils that partially retract upward into the hull.

This concept materializes successfully in the 1990s with the construction of two additional 47-metre monohulls and construction starting on a 95-metre monohull in a mixed passengercar ferry configuration with outstanding speed performance. Foil-assisted monohull configurations whilst also tackling performance prediction and design consideration for their implementation on superyachts. As on the one of the designers of this ground-breaking foil-assisted monohull yacht - Tony can vividly remember sailing her and his first experience of sailing at a speed greater than the wind speed.