The CATRI brand is a well established stable with a great history of record breaking multihulls.
Foiling trimaran dinghy. The pairs ethos was to create a foiling boat that anyone weighing 70-120kg can sail. To initiate foiling all you do is heel the boat onto the windward float sheet in and go. We want maximum utility from this boat.
Would your boat also foil with shorter foils if the foils take a more horizontal position. Now youll find foiling Moths everywhere from the. Average skilled dinghy or catamaran sailors with some trapeze experience can safely foil with the iFLY15 after only a few hours.
However few sailors appreciate that high speed. I want to be able to enjoy a cup of coffee to sit in some comfort etc. The concept originates from the experience of teaching many people to foil in the International Moth class and addressing the main barriers they faced.
Sailing team Gitana has released an on board video showing its new 32 metre maxi trimaran Edmond De Rothschild flying on her hydrofoils. The F101 is an all-new foiling trimaran aimed specifically at those sailors that for whatever reason thought foiling was too difficult for them. You may do both.
Of course high speed requires that the boat should have low drag and this is achieved with the narrow hulls of the trimaran and the lift of the hydrofoils. CATRI 25 foiling trimarans. A cockpit to sit in with the ability to shift positions at various points of sail rather than something flat to sit or clutch on to.
I try to find the optimal balance between flying and sailing for a beach trimaran. Steve Walker founder and CEO of Ahoy-Boats sails with designer and creator Aldis Eglajs and his assistant Edgars in the prototype Catri 25 hydrofoiling. Foiling World developed the F101 which has become the go to starter package for dinghy foiling used in the best foiling schools around the world.