Lets talk about hydrofoils first.

Hydrofoil sailboat racing. They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. At the end of the arms lie the teams secret weapons - the foil wings. The Q30 is.

The Q30 combines unparalleled performance with easier handling on the water as well as during boat preparation and transportation. We had good luck for the first day of testing 5 to 10 knots and a well sailed Oz Goose. The first thing that impressed me is how extraordinarily well the boat.

In 1898 Italian inventor Enrico Forlanini obtained patents in the UK and US for his hydrofoil designs. The Flying Phantom catamaran is quite arguably the future of sailing. Rob Andrews and his business partner Alan Hillman have been teaching foiling for a few years now and one thing theyve learned is we get better by.

More hydrofoil action HERE. Hydrofoil sailing is possible for homebuilt boats. Notably JG Bakers 26-foot monohull Monitor flew at 30-plus mph in 1955.

In more recent years the wind-powered competition boat fraternity applied hydrofoil technology to increase the sailing speed of racing yachts and with spectacular results. As the boat swaps tacks the cant system is activated placing one hydrofoil in the water and lifting the other one out where its weight becomes ballast. Alexander Graham Bells HD-4 Hydrodrome flew on Bras d Or Lake at 70 mph in 1919.

A hydrofoil is a lifting surface or foil that operates in water. SuperFoiler Grand Prix is the F1 of hydrofoil sail-racing. Httpwings2fcFGLSThe worlds best competitive sailing youth from across the globe shipped out to the East Coast sailing hub.