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Does the tech advancing yacht racing transfer to industrial or social uses?

• Tepix 7mo ago
  Foils are starting to appear in production boats
  • jacquesm 7mo ago
    They've been in use for decades. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth_(dinghy) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moth_(dinghy)
    • Tepix 7mo ago
      I wouldn’t call a Moth (a high performance racing dinghy) a production boat, a boat for recreational use, cruising, or general sailing. But that‘s just me perhaps.
      • jacquesm 7mo ago
        I don't know why you dragged those things in but (1) it is a production boat (2) it is for recreational use. As for cruising and general sailing: neither are any of the other hydrofoils, their main purpose is racing and performance sailing.
  • yesbabyyes 7mo ago
    Candela ships both ferries and leisure boats with foils (though propelled by electricity rather than sails). https://candela.com/ https://candela.com/
    • normie3000 7mo ago
      Nice! Although not sure I'd want to pull one up on a beach like in the marketing pics.