Design parameter: hydrofoil (it is a foil or wing under water used to lift the boat’s hull until it is totally sits in the water and the hydrofoils are totally submerged in the water. 2. as the boat’s speed increases, the hydrofoils create lift. 3. at a what is a primary concern is the design of the foil, the struts/supports, and. Foiling monohull design. author: charles j. doane publish date: apr 13, 2017. welbourn drew a very narrow boat with a horizontal dss foil sprouting out the sides. pedron actually built the boat, but it never campaigned. since then the mini class rules have changed and are friendlier for foils. foils, when housed, must be within the old 3. Foiling to the future. “comanche’s design team looked into dss as well as a broad array of ‘new’ systems to help reduce displacement and increase righting allowing the boat to foil..
A boat that ran faster would benefit from a lower % (thinner) foil (such as the 0010 or even 0008 foil) while a slower boat might best be served best with a larger % foil (such as the 0013 or 0014 foils).. To put it in context, though, the foil-assisted 60 footer was only an hour ahead of a non-foiling 56 footer after ten days of sailing. although there was a crew difference to complicate matters, given its extra size the 60 footer should have been much further ahead.. All new, ufo foiling sailboats are available from shoreline sailboats of western new york, official dealers of the ufo - summer 2017. contact us at shoreline....