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Hydrofoils

The Canterbury R Class squadrons latest project - hydrofoils designed by Dan Leech and built by Sean Milner.
Foils - foam filled Foils - foam filled
Vacuuming Foils Vacuuming Foils
Vacuuming Foils - Close up Vacuuming Foils - Close up
Modified L3 with transom view of hydrofoils Modified L3 with transom view of hydrofoils
Modified L3 with front view of hydrofoils Modified L3 with front view of hydrofoils
Modified L3 with side view of hydrofoils Modified L3 with side view of hydrofoils
Modified L3 with rear-side view of hydrofoils Modified L3 with rear-side view of hydrofoils
Side view of Hydrofoils Side view of Hydrofoils
Top view of Hydrofoils Top view of Hydrofoils
R Class Flies R Class Flies
L3 with rudder foil L3 with rudder foil
L3 with foils on ramp L3 with foils on ramp
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Hydrofoil Project
Some explanation, thoughts and background about the 2008 R Class hydrofoil project
Hydrofoil Project Notes - January 2009
Foil development has been moving along nicely and we're really happy with how things have progressed.
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4 January 2009
4 January 2009 Some more testing in fun conditions
2009-01-04
Hydrofoil notes article added Jan 2009
Hydrofoil notes article added Jan 2009 Some more notes on development progress, a couple of pictures and some more videos
2009-01-03
Some new videos, hydrofoil testing and a kite run
Some new videos, hydrofoil testing and a kite run A couple of new videos from 13 December, 2008
2008-12-26
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What's an R Class Skiff?

Extreme performance, light weight, skiff style, development dinghy class in the truest sense(see the rules for details).

Length 3.9m (max)
Hull no minimum weight (typically 29-35kg painted), 1.4m minimum width
Construction Unrestricted (typically ultra lightweight Carbon/Foam)
Rig Unrestricted - typically two spreader pre-bent carbon spar
Working Sails Area is restricted 13m2 - construction and rig plan are unrestricted - ie. wings, pocket luff, rotating masts are all acceptable
Kite 20m circumference resulting in a 30-36m2 surface area
Crew 2 (minimum) on trapeze