On Friday the first race took place between Monaco and Ventimiglia IT over a distance of 30 km during which the solar trimaran funcioned perfectly enabling the team to achieve very high speeds and even set a record of 35 kmh.

Hydrofoil trimaran speed. NOW the NEW CATRI 25 offers 100. The Moth dinghy has evolved into some radical foil configurations. Alexander Graham Bells HD-4 Hydrodrome flew on Bras d Or Lake at 70 mph in 1919.

The speed at which cavitation begins lies in the 40 knots plus range for most hydrofoils and so does not concern us other than for a large sailing speed record machine. Notably JG Bakers 26-foot monohull Monitor flew at 30-plus mph in 1955. I Declaration I the undersigned declare that the.

A HIGH SPEED PLANING TRIMARAN WITH HYDROFOIL SUPPORT Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING By Barend Grobler Supervisor Prof. Fastest cruising trimarans to have made history. Migeotte December 2007.

Its multihull hydrofoil design allows the sail-powered vessel to reach high speeds on water. De Serpeling 10 8219 PZ Lelystad 31 0320 28 18 77. 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.

The record is 5136 knots which is 9512 kmh and that is insane for a sailing boat. Hydroptère is a French experimental sailing hydrofoil trimaran imagined by the yachtman Éric Tabarly. In 1906 his 1-ton 60 hp foiler reached 425 mph.

However few sailors appreciate that high speed sailing is only possible with high stability. Firstly the giant trimaran by BMW Oracle Racing team represented the Golden Gate Yacht Club in. In 2009 hydrofoil trimaran Hydroptère set the world speed sailing record on water at 5017 knots 929 kmh sailing at about 17 times the speed of the wind.