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pchanez

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Here we are ... First pictures of Thomas new foiler ... nothing to do with an 18' anymore, except the rig ...

A big structure in tube, and under a hull from a M2 catamaran... Note that on the pictures, this hull is not there. Due to a strict deadlines, Thomas used 2 types of temporary hull : Pipes and then polystyrene/foam like hull (the white one)

I'm sure Thomas will add some comment here in a near future (ie after the press conference today)

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the_skiff_devil

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Well, I guess that the country that gave the world the foiling car, and more recently the submarine car, has finally bought us the foiling oil rig. :blink:

Just before anyone else gets it in: WHAT'S IT RATE?!?! :lol:

And um.. is that a skiff? :huh:

 
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teknologika

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Man that is UGLY, and would have to have heaps more windage than his foiling 18.

 
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dougculnane

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Shit guys you do not piss about when you design.

Very interesting amazing concept. Even the boom is low windage. Is this a step to far or is it ther way of the future?.... I do not know but I love the boat. It is great to see a foiling machine rather than a sailing boat with strap on foils. 10 out of 10 from me for design bravery.

What are the results of the first trials?

 
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dougculnane

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Have I got this right? Is it a foiling frame with strap on hulls? This is a clever concept as apposed to a foiling boat with strap on foils. 11 out of 10 for design bravery. The jury is still out on the results as it looks like too much to get right first time.

 
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dougculnane

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Foil separation looks too much to me. I am very interested to see how this goes on choppy water. I suspect that there could be problems keeping the foils from breaking the surface.

 
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dougculnane

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Nice 3D model. I think she looks great when you get used to her unusual looks. It is not exactly 18 ft long but who cares.

Sea trail results???????

 
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Doug Culnane said:
Foil separation looks too much to me. I am very interested to see how this goes on choppy water. I suspect that there could be problems keeping the foils from breaking the surface.
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closer together and longer?

The thing is a tad bit butt ugly, but the computer graphic version is very snazzy, can't wait to see it!

 
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dougculnane

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Play with the 3D model a bit have a break then come back to it. I reacon she will grow on you. If you saw a pic of a 18tf skif for the first time and had only ever seen 20ft day sailors you would also be shocked and call it ugly. She is a foiling machine and fancy her.

 
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its gonna hurt in a big crash!! But i bet its so much FUN to sail, how could you ever get bored of flying around with two of your best mates? Ive had a lot of my good friends sailing my moth recently, it makes it tons of fun!

 
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dougculnane

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I am guessing here but I suspect that they want to play around with hulls to see what works best. Then the next version will have a hull that is used as a structural beam as well as flotation tank. Then the amount of tubes can be reduced a bit. The tubing on the boom is maybe too much. I would wrap some sail cloth round it for end plate stuff but then it would not look so radical.

Carbon tube manafacturers are going to like the boat (or machine) though.

 
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FIGJAM said:
its gonna hurt in a big crash!! But i bet its so much FUN to sail, how could you ever get bored of flying around with two of your best mates? Ive had a lot of my good friends sailing my moth recently, it makes it tons of fun!
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Useful for having fun with your friends and impaling your enemies...

 
AlStorer

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Well, that's a bit, um, different. Certainly not good looking in any conventional sense- though the yellow bouyancy bags don't do it any favours in that respect.

I have t admit, that is pretty revolutionary, though really not in the way DL seems to bang on about- I'm willing to bet that it's far from easy to sail, and I would reckon it's rubbish at jumping :p Wouldn't mind finding out first hand though!

 
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67ljf

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Some older 16 foot skiff guys from the 70s and 80s will see the resemblence to the old alloy space frame boats, the are just carbon now and lots more of them, all it needs is a ply skin. anyone got any old 16 hull pics

How does it go handling the big rig tensions similar to 18s, ive heard storys of over 2000kg at mast step

I would have thought a carbon sandwich construction would be stronger than frames, whats all the engineers out there think

Figjams rite about very painfull stacks, all those tubes could really do some damage to delicate areas, maybe need an armour suit for big breeze

Good luck B)

 
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