Rohan's Foiling Tacks, Lake Garda, June 2007

Trying to do foiling tacks before the 2007 Moth Worlds starts at Lake Garda. Music by Powderfinger (Double Allergic).

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• foiler
• bladerider
• moth
• international
• sailing
• boat
• flying
• foil
• foilers
• foiling
• high
• performance
• sport

[29ersailor121]

far out i love these

[LOTOTV]

to cool

[prinzsleepy]

nice tacking

[I0678]

J'adore, c'est énorme, la nouvelle voie de la voile....bravo!

[jdenne03]

The wire is actually a rigid beam with a small tab on the end. It can be adjusted to control the pitch of the boat (along with the angles of attack on the rudder and daggerboard foils, which can also be adjusted by twisting the tiller extension.)

[jgarett]

Is that wirethingy that hangs down the front of them a sensor that talks to the foil? That's the only reason I can think that they are there. It's like, telling the foil how close the body is to the water. But I might be wrong, which is why I'm asking. Oh, and those are the coolest sailboats I've ever seen.

[willcobbsail]

@wordreet The class is called the international moth, bladerider is a type of moth (the class only has restrictions, not one design rules) :) I tried one out today, not much wind though... :/

[wordreet]

@8wealthyone8 I think it's called a Bladerider. Such a cool name! B¬)

[bdodge83]

i will take 2

[Putonyourfknshoes]

@willcobbsail uh huh. it also helps them foil higher. the lateral force of the sails and the sailors weight effectively makes the foils work harder giving them more lift as well as helping them crab to windward