Jangle2007 (July 21, 2008 at 2:48 pm)

automaticreply - Another good point.Also, in reviewing the video again, I notice that the hydrofoil is placed far aft of the center of gravity, so I would suspect that the a great deal of the sail energy is lost by the hydrofoil needing to create gobs of extra lift to counter act the board/sail/rider's weight well forward of the hydrofoil. I know the sail generates some vertical lift, but I suspect not nearly enough to counteract the placement of the hydrofoil.Other thoughts?

automaticreply (July 19, 2008 at 10:37 pm)

also we don't know the weight of the riders or the size of their sails.

tuberking12 (July 10, 2008 at 10:13 pm)

i think its cool for trimarans. though the only benefit is speed (not even sure). You don't have the real surf feeling, playing with the waves etc. what does it add besides some possible speed benefits?

ladiesman341 (July 9, 2008 at 2:25 am)

did u gwt thet from the boondocks

inagod (July 2, 2008 at 1:09 am)

if you can control the foil angle and height I bet you could go a lot faster?

Jangle2007 (July 1, 2008 at 4:58 pm)

Interesting discussion about the theories of tradional vs. hydrofoil board speeds.On this video, I would offer two thoughts:1) Intuitively, it appears that a properly designed hydrofoil board with a designed sail should be faster due to less water resistance.2) In this video, I think part of the story is that the traditional board APPEARS to catch up because the point of view of is rotating as the sailors pass the buoy. Perhaps the traditional board is faster, but it's not clear.

windsurf7772 (June 28, 2008 at 11:10 am)

sexy why they not in the shop no good ha

1728lorenxo (June 25, 2008 at 10:14 am)

That was bloody cool.

tyge098 (June 24, 2008 at 10:37 pm)

jesus youre smart man did you mum tell you that

HenryZach (June 12, 2008 at 8:24 pm)

THAT IS SICK!!!!!