Today we have a strict one-design class that suits a crew of three or four within the 260kg max crew weight limit. I struggled to believe my GPS plot but there it was, a steady 16 knots with several peaks of 17. whole new sailing experience with previously not experienced speeds and agile maneuverability. In the Mothquito you just have to sit down to sail and the boat will practically will flies alone. Downwind 27kts., sailing deep and safe.
Of course it becomes pretty quickly clear that this is also quite a gun. Only two days left until the start of the @univela. Old and beat up as it was, it made a suitable platform for what Maas had in mind: a fully foiling commuter with electric propulsion that he and his wife, Monique, could use for their 5-mile (8-km) round trip to Lopez Island to buy groceries, look after property, or visit Maass brother Alex, who retired from making carbon fiber tiller extensions with his company ACME. I did have a basic design in mind before I started talking to Paul, Maas remembered. But while the ETF26 demonstrated her impressive and nimble performance in the light, my hosts were not to know the level at which theyd be tested 24 hours later when a vicious 60-knot storm, complete with torrential rain, hail and lightning, swept the lake.
Exactly what I was looking for. For example: LOA: 5.49 m > CONTACT. The laylines come up very quickly indeed, so quickly that you have to have your plan sorted before you start racing, he said. Wij gebruiken cookies om u de beste online ervaring te bieden. This way I can use the existing gas engine driveshaft with its probably proprietary splined end. At slow speeds, the center of lift is forward of the pivot point, which makes the foil rotate to a higher AOA. With some talent and the will to work and learn, you could make a living in this industry while also having fun. Adjustable T-rudders.
The sleds structure serves as a kind of fuselage, with the battery compartment all the way forward, followed by the cockpit, a tandem seat for one passenger, and the cargo area. So we started the project with Guillaume Verdier.
Event till 29th June The idea was to create a SIT & FLY foiler, that is to say a boat with foils that practically flew alone, and endow it with an exceptional stability so that any sailor could fly easily, regardless of their physical or technical preparation, also allowing them to access into the competition with foils so far suitable for only a few specialists. Seven knots of true wind and a few quick pumps on the mainsheet was all it took to have the 8m cat rise up onto her foils and slip downwind at 16 knots. When I saw foiling for real I just thought, sailing hasnt changed in 2,000 years and now this I have to be a part of it!, LOA: 8.10m (26ft 7in) yesterday Texel today yes! Gizmos ride height is determined by the relative angle of the wand to the water surface, just as on International Moth dinghies. Without foils, Gizmo manages 8.5 knots at the same power draw, which constitutes a 30% reduction of efficiency. 173, page 34) with carbon hulls, giant batteries, and fly-by-wire controls, Gizmo struck me as the nautical equivalent of the Brothers Grimm tale about the Valiant Little Tailor, who has the guile and ingenuity to take on a giant and become king.
Was positively surprised with the level of detail and building quality of the whole package, especially the foils. That is why Mothquito marks a before and after, a new concept in the world of foiling. He relied on hand-drawn sketches on the workbench.
That shaft was cut and extended 18 [0.46m]. Stable flight attitude allows pushing hard, so in good condtions, iFLY reaches high boat speed beyond 30 knots in a controllable way. During my second visit in September 2020, Maas demoed Gizmo right off his dock and put on a display of suave foiling action, including crisp takeoffs, silky-smooth landings, and precise banked turns. Takeoff speed (light) is 8.5 knots, which draws 9 kW. Of the two key features that help this, a simple deck layout and foil controls are one, the ability for the boat to ride close to the water, at around 50cm, is another. > TF10 FOILING TRIMARAN The owner of Cool Runnings is a prime example of just this. I actually have to foresee the use for stuff that comes over here, Maas said at the end.
Box 78 For all these reasons, the Mothquito is an easy and suitable foiler for all types of sailors, a true SIT & FLY. Boathandling is another new skill set. He likes higher-aspect blades, perhaps pitched for lower rpm, but that would necessitate further surgery to the outboards lower unit to fit any large-diameter props.
He came around in one of his little high-performance powerboatsand we started talking about foiling. He got them really cheap online, serialized them, and fit them in a watertight compartment all the way forward on the sled, where they were out of the way and help trim the boat.
#iFLYfoiling #iFLYsail #sailing #TheNewFoilingGeneration #iFLYpower #loyaltothefoil #foiler #sail #iFLY #ifly15 #FoilingCatamaran #Foiling #Catamaran #Foil #Hydrofoil #foilinggeneration #sailfast #zeilen #voile, guess what? Built in two halves that he machined flat on his 3-axis CNC router (a converted surplus CNC fabric cutter from Boeing), they then were bonded to each other in the molds with ProSet LAM 125/226 epoxy, initially cured at room temperature and post-cured at 140F (60C) for eight hours after being removed from the mold. Its just ACX fir plywood from the lumberyard with a couple of coats of WEST System 105 epoxy, Maas explained. We love SPEED while keeping CONTROL
But my idea was to create a boat that would appeal to the large numbers of sailors who, like me, had been racing sportsboats like Melges 24s, he said. Deze cookie is strikt noodzakelijk voor de beveiligingsfuncties van Cloudflare en kan niet worden uitgeschakeld. Maas built the foil with a solid Douglas-fir core, covered with 15 layers of 200-g/m2 (5.9-oz/sq-yd) standard-modulus unidirectional carbon fiber and one of 45 plain-weave carbon cloth. After that, I built a main foil to Pauls design, [fastened] a Moth main foil to the defunct Tohatsu outboard, and had a friend tow me around with his powerboat while we took speed and dragmeasurements [as I] tried to figure out how to control roll and ride height. blijf op de hoogte van de nieuwste ontwikkelingen! Total weight: ca. The ETF26 is a super-light foiling catamaran designed to be sailed by average sailors as well as professionals. We can be travelling at 35-36 knots in flat water but drop the speed down to around 25-28 in waves in order to make the boat more controllable, he continued. P.O. But as the goal of getting the most Read more , Drawing on experience in the wind-energy and aerospace industries, composite technology manufacturer Hexcel Corporation recently introduced G-Vent, an out-of-autoclave (OoA) processing system for highly loaded, thick-section marine structures such as Read more , Mark and Isabel Hardesty have lived aboard their Seawind 1160, JollyDogs, since 2014 and logged more than 26,000 ocean miles, visiting places in Mexico, French Polynesia, and Hawaii, from where Read more , Professional BoatBuilder is written and edited for boat builders, repairers, designers, and surveyors. To port theres the GPS readout, the hoisting line for the main foil, and the cleats for the ride-height adjustment lines that lead to a threaded spool that changes the articulation setting of the sensing wand and, by extension, the main foils angle of attack (AOA). Rock n Roll. I understand prop design basics but dont have enough knowledge to design my own, he said. In-water testing began with a 15-hp gas outboard bolted to the Hobie and some plastic drums filled with waterstrapped to the deck to see how much power it would take to [achieve]foiling takeoff speed. To achieve that, the main foil had to be retractable. They also use flaps with mechanical height sensors to control the flight height, and therefore require care and maintenance. Besides, as a competitive sailor, Maas loves hands-on operation, so he made sure all mechanical controls and electronic instruments are within easy reach of the drivers seat in the cockpit, which looks like an amalgam of a powerboats and a sailing dinghys setup. One method is flexing and twisting foils with foot-pedal-controlled ailerons, which Maas used on the Hobie. Its almost free power for 12 knots, he noted. . With a dynamic beam in flight of 4.8 m2, this boat manages to significantly increase its righting moment, which allows it to have a sail area of 17.5 m2 in its basic configuration, to launch the boat at high speeds without heeling or feeling of risk. Its the job he ended up doing for more than 20 years with his own outfit, Maas Boat Company (www.maasboats.com), which he started in 1978 in California and sold in 2001. Where is it? As foiling progresses, more and more fans and sailors want to experience the sensation of flying, even if only once. .
Its like taking off in a small plane., I asked Maas about Gizmos limits and his observations of what this craft can and cant do. For minimal water absorption in floating mode. . Managed to get a 2 hour session without capsizes in 15 knots and chop. At the same time, it can be a fundamental tool for schools and training centers, which are increasingly in demand for easy-to-fly, stable, yet fast and fun foilers. The ailerons are operated by lines connected to the foot pedals under the steering wheel. With increasing speed, the center of lift moves aft, which keeps Gizmo in balance. Thats just what you might expect given that we were sailing the ETF26 on a lake that is famous for its lightweight flyers on the eve of the worlds biggest lake race, the annual Mirabaud Bol dOr. However, when all was said and done, hed used almost exclusively cast-off or surplus parts to produce a tidy craft that serves its purpose while also offering a glimpse at the possibilities that a circular economic model promises: Reimagining design, manufacturing, and product life cycles could go a long way toward reducing waste and making better use of scarce resources. (Translated by Google), Tremendous fun. plywood catamaran multihull pontoon catamarans barcos rowing trimarans Best water body for sailing in Bavaria, South Germany. The Mothquito Foiling Catamaran perfectly meets this objective. For more direct and faster trim of the main sail. Cool Runningss principal helmsman and professional sailor Jochen Visser admits to a background entirely in monohull keelboats and points to some of the key differences that he and his team of cat novices have had to learn. I, Intro Video: RavenProDesign Youtube Channel http://www.youtube.com/RavenProDesign. The F1x A-cat is manufactured entirely according to the carbon pre-preg/ Nomex production method, and cured in our Autoclave. He was kind enough to accommodate my request for a ride, which added about 190 lbs (86 kg) to the payload. The dagger board box is designed to take a lot of punishment. Currently, GPS-recorded top speed (foiling) is 16 knots at 10 kW. Found that the design has a lot of power but it can efficiently be de-powered (thanks to efficient wing-sail set-up and rake differential)- allowing for sailors with a wide range of weights to be competitive. So I set myself a goal, to learn how to race a foiling boat by the time I was 60.
Keep it simple! Average skilled dinghy or catamaran sailors with some trapeze experience can safely foil with the iFLY15 after only a few hours. What master craftsmen like Maas and Louchard might lack in formal technical training, they more than make up by learning on the job, developing intimate knowledge about materials and tolerances, and honing their ability to improvise before empirically testing the stuff they made to see if it holds up. and a built sea state.
The rudders and daggerboard foils used on the F1x A-class foiling catamarans are produced with the highest quality carbon pre-preg fibers. As Ive gotten older and seen how many resources I used to build my boats through the years, its a little bit appalling, he told me about his evolution from builder to rebuilder. Theres no time to work things out once youre under way, like you might do on the Dragon on the downwind leg.. And on Lake Geneva, no tide could artificially inflate the figures. Hailing from Seattle, Washington, he started messing with boats as a kid, graduating to OK Dinghies, Lasers, and Finns as soon as he was strong enough. Unperturbed, Maas clambered out onto the port bow to add some tension to the bungee that keeps themain foil, which controls lift, from over-rotating and stalling on takeoff (as mentioned earlier, these adjustments are now made from the cockpit). The flight control system allows you to concentrate on sailing. Class founder Jean-Pierre Dick had also been drawn to foiling through watching the AC70s in the San Francisco Americas Cup. As we throttled up the first time, Gizmo took off on a steep trajectory immediately leading to a decidedly unsmooth landing. Our winning foil design was created in close cooperation with Glenn Ashby and the designers of AC Team New Zealand. Note the aft-facing green-plastic lawn chair, plain but adequate passenger seating. Daggerboards are manually raised/lowered and trimmed using the orange control lines.
They are high-performance catamarans, of greater length and for more than two or three crew. After going by the board, this two-cylinder Tohatsu was salvaged, but never properly flushed, so the innards corroded, turning it into a hunk of scrap metal. Shown here is the concept for the canopy. Backed up by decades of experience and asking the right questions, he took incremental steps to develop his solutions, tried them, tweaked them, and then tried again. 
As if running on rails, this old Hobie never looked better, and the skipper was ostensibly enjoying the occasion. #iFLYfoiling #iFLYsail #iFlyRazzorPro #sailing #TheNewFoilingGeneration #iFLYpower #loyaltothefoil #foiler #sail #iFLY #ifly15 #FoilingCatamaran #Foiling #Catamaran #Foil #Hydrofoil #foilinggeneration #sailfast #bordiersailing, Great Ora at lake Garda. I expect a lot from the additional light wind sail. The spline coupler from the gas engine crankshaft was cut off and machined to weld into a Lovejoy coupler that fits the electric motor shaft.
#iFLYfoiling #iFLYrazzor #sailing #TheNewFoilingGeneration #FastFlight #iFLYpower #loyaltothefoil #foiler #sail #iFLY #ifly15 #FoilingCatamaran #Foiling #Catamaran #ActiveFoilControl #Foil #Hydrofoil #foilinggeneration #sailing #sailfast #sailworldnews, iFLY15 by CEC Catamarans GmbH
I had told him that I was looking for a motor and within a couple of weeks, this guy dropped his motor in the water. The way [Maas] can control it with the foot pedals and the steering wheel is pretty cool. Im kind of a scavenger. They are capable of tackling any job and come up with results that make mere mortals blush with envy. Betting this class will become a referent in the near future. #iFLYpower #SaveTheSummer #SoundOfSpeed #loyaltothefoil #foiler #sail #sailboats #sailingboat #sailingphotography #sailingworld #iFLY #FormulaFoil #FoilingCatamaran #Catamaran #iFLY15 #Katamaran #FlySafe #ActiveFoilControl #Foil #Hydrofoil #foilinggeneration #lifestyle #sailing #foiling #flying #sailFriends #loyaltothefoil #codeF #sailboats #sailingboat #TheNewFoilingGeneration, Paal 17 Texel Race 2022 -live Tracking: https://bit.ly/Texel-track-2022 However, while the forward wands perform as a single unit to adjust the main foil, the trailing wand of the outboard foil moves only the flap of the repurposed Moth foil.
You will soon be able to try it for yourself. New individual color in front . About the Author: Dieter Loibner is editor-at-large of Professional BoatBuilder. OF WIND, The Miami Yacht Club is honored to host the USA debut of the accessible high performance iFLY15 foiling catamaran, iFLY15 USA premiere: demo and test sailing at Miami Yacht Club, January 13th February 5th. Event location of iFLY European Sommer Games: iFLY demos, class regatta, iFLY owners coaching by the creator of the boat. With its low weight and its state of the art hydrofoils, it is airborne in winds as low as 2Bft. Bieker then worked up an asymmetrical section shape from a Moth foil he had developed, and the layup schedule. The flaps are 25% of the chord and 40cm (15.75) long. We tested in up to 18 knots of wind speed and approximately 40cm [1.3] waveheight, he said.
Roll control, all-important for a stable foiling performance, can be achieved by several means in fully immersed foils. It also had to accommodate the bilge blower pressed into service as a cooling fan, a speed controller for the fan, because it turned out that the motor doesnt need that much cooling and a slower-turning fan is much quieter, and a 72VDC-to-12VDC converter for running lower-voltage components. Sitting in a forward position, about halfway between the bow and the forward crossbeam, the pilot must keep Gizmo properly trimmed and in flight. True to Maass pedigree as a racing sailor, he made sure the lines, sheaves, and cleats are properly sized for the job and lined up to minimize friction, which is essential for smooth and precise operation. This technology is the same as used in the aerospace industry and within other foiling boats like for example, the Americas Cup. The S-shape allows the daggerboards to switch from upwind to downwind mode. It might not be the most fashionable accessory ever seen on a boat, but it protects pilot, passenger, pooch, and payload when the Maases go on their weekly shopping expedition to Lopez. We had a rib and four cameras in action. From there, I had an Open 7.5 sportsboat, but having seen the Americas Cup boats in 2014 I knew I wanted to have a go at foiling. The big thing is getting used to the speed, but when you do its superb, theres so much going on when you start getting into the high 20 and low 30 knots.. The design of the F1x foiling A-class catamaran was completely conceived by the DNA design team and made at DNAs own yard. 
Now, with a fleet of 12 boats built and a European racing circuit that drew seven teams across three European venues last year for the second consecutive season, the newly rebranded class is gathering pace. Extended version on your desktop computer.
And in gusts like yesterday we had over 20knots, and You could feel that the iFLY wanted to accelerate really big time. We gebruiken Google Tag Manager om ons verkeer te volgen en ons te helpen AB nieuwe functies te testen. It feels counterintuitive at first, but its details like these that you need to learn and its exciting., For the construction of the ETF26, Dick set up an assembly facility called Absolute Dreamer. lassen Sie sich ber die neuesten Entwicklungen informieren! Main Sail 3Di: 29.50m (318ft2) Mast height: 13.70m (44ft 11in) This helps to achieve a degree of self-levelling and makes the ride more stable, he said. To illustrate the possibilities that a reduce-reuse-recycle approach can bring about, I made the trek to Center Island, Washington, to meet with Chris Maas, 64, who, as he looks back on a successful boatbuilding career, has the freedom to try out intriguing ideas on boats he builds just for fun. superior flight attitude through active foil control, dynamic control of flight high, pitch and role, non-linear control and feedback control system for best flight stability, even in waves, the foils do not need to be manually manipulated, Optimized performance: advanced sailors can adjust rake and gearing. BOA: 2.30 m Gizmos lightship displacement came in at 990 lbs (450 kg). 2022 Professional BoatBuilder Magazine. Photo: Martina Orsini, But there was nothing really in this size. The foils are cured in our own Autoclave. The hulls are built by Multiplast, the mast and boom by Axxon Composites and the rudders and foils by Avel Robotics, he said. Gives extra torsional stiffness to the boat and increases its aerodynamic characteristics. Door akkoord te gaan, accepteert u het gebruik van cookies in overeenstemming met ons cookiebeleid. With a dynamic beam of around 2.5 m, which usually coincides with their hull beam, these foilers are much more stable than the 2T foils, but in them the use of trapezoids is usually common to compensate the heeling, which not everyone likes and less at high speeds. The original idea, he said, was to equip a dory with an electric outboard that runs on a solar-charged battery. With the main foil painted white for better visibility, Maas banks Gizmo into a starboard turn, showing off the boats agility.
A friend of mine knows the owner [of that motor], Maas said. So, I had to take what I could find., The battery box is located forward of the steering console and the PVC piping that protects the electric cables. The 4 T-Foils do not have to be operated by the sailor during sailing. In Yachting World August 2022 issue we talk to one of the biggest names on the offshore racing scene, Kevin Escoffier and take a look around his brand new foiling, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Monofoil: The pocket rocket that can foil in just 8 knots of breeze, Eagle Class 53: The foiling cruiser inspired by the Americas Cup, Behind the scenes film goes inside British Olympic sailing squad, WATCH: Loic Escoffier rescued after capsizing 70 miles south of Fastnet Rock, Amazon Prime Day boating deals: How to save big on sailing kit this summer, Crew rescued from upturned hull of new Farr X2 after keel loss, J-Class yachts kick off Superyacht Cup Palma in style, 2020 Vende Globe preview: Pip Hare and Paul Larsens guide to the fleet, Spirit 111: This sailing art gallery is one of the most sensational yachts ever built, Video: See inside 9 of the most amazing modern sailing superyachts, Lagoon 46 first look: Updating this catamaran is a significant step for the yard, Excess 15 first look: This vibrant catamaran can sail in the lightest of winds, Dragonfly 40 yacht tour: This cruising trimaran can do 24 knots. Flying lower is safer if you do crash. The surplus Chevy Bolt lithium-ion batteries were sourced atwww.batteryhookup .com. Dick is understandably proud of the fact that so far no one has pitch-poled their boat and, while there have been a handful of capsizes, no one has yet broken anything as a result. Increased transverse stability is achieved, increasing righting moment and performance, with a significant reduction in heeling. The now longer shaft is supported by a midshaft Cutless bearing, which, because it is above the water when foiling, is lubricated by a small stream of water through a tube connected to the old cooling-water pickup [the old water pump was removed]. By Only slightly resembling its earlier gasoline-burning incarnation, the modified outboard shows the PMAC electric motor, the 18.1 (46cm) shaft extension, and the wand-controlled Moth foil that carries the smaller portion of the load while foiling. Thats how it was back in the heyday of the fiberglass revolution that delivered recreational boating to millions of average wage earners. There are more-elegant solutions for sure, but on an experimental boat that small and simple, electronic ride control is not a viable option, adding too much weight, complexity, and expense. Contact:Toni Blanc /mothquito@gmail.com / ifsfoiling@gmail.com (www.ifsfoiling.com), Copyright 2018by IFSFoiling.
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