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Depends on the height of the waves relative to the height the foiling boat flies at. There's a reason those America's Cup boats and the big ocean going trimaran
by jasonwatkinspdx 3y ago
Depends on the height of the waves relative to the height the foiling boat flies at. There's a reason those America's Cup boats and the big ocean going trimarans that use foils have quite different designs.
The biggest issue is that if the foiling fails the boat has a tendency to bury the bow quite violently. This killed an AC sailor a decade or so ago.
Foils make sense for inland waterways but making them work for the ocean proper is considerably more difficult.
I'm no naval architect but this boat is awfully narrow in beam which is probably its biggest limitation.