The project comes straight out of Germany. Looking at it, it's both dreamy and very frightening at the same time. According to its designer, this dinghy would be as easy to sail as a Laser or a Europe. However, even though it is balanced on its foils and rudder, the balance must be quite unstable..
This dinghy is announced to take off from 7 knots of wind and to have maximum speed possibilities of around 25 knots... while being aimed at beginners. Hard to believe and yet the first 3D views are very exciting.
According to our information the setting of the Cant of the foils would be automatic. This would allow a stable flight. And in the absence of flight, the lift of the hull allows to navigate like a normal sailboat.
The difficulty with the foils is the arrival on the hold or the beach. With Dinghy Foiling, the foils are "stowed" under the hull and the rudder is raised. This way you can approach the beach without the risk of breaking everything. Even the boom is not hindered by the foils sticking out above deck.
Navigation is made as simple as possible on this dinghy. No trapeze, just abseiling for this sailboat which is meant to be simple and safe. On the rigging side, the mast is in carbon (in 2 pieces) on which is hoisted a battened mainsail. Of 9 m2. Once again, a simple configuration that even allows you to go down on the water.
With a hull weight of 30 kg, the total weight of the craft is announced at 55 kg. The large "C" shaped foils are made of carbon and the olives that give them mobility are made with a 3D printer. Same for the rudder with its T-shaped fins which will be all in carbon.
For the moment this future foiler only exists as a 3D drawing but you can already reserve it for delivery in summer 2018. The price ? 9990 euros HT from Germany. Would you like to buy it?
