Hero or zero?

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mark62
mark62
511 posts
511 posts
19 Apr 2019 7:34am
new proto foil thingy for shallow water. Designed by Lessacher so might be decent.


Windfun
Windfun
WA
18 posts
WA, 18 posts
19 Apr 2019 11:04am
Can you please point us to the site you got this from. I think it's a great concept for light wind sailing.
Farang
Farang
43 posts
43 posts
19 Apr 2019 4:02pm
Did it work well? Anyways it looks nice
Paducah
Paducah
2833 posts
2833 posts
19 Apr 2019 10:29pm
Looks nice but having so much material cut away from the back of the base of the fin is ... interesting. I remember that one of my criticisms of fins with wings was that the lift generated was too far back, pushing the nose down. The extension solves it. I do wonder how much it ventilates, though, especially in washboard chop.
TheTank
TheTank
124 posts
124 posts
22 Apr 2019 6:08pm
Zero..

Dunno what broke, but from what I heared it snapped on one of the very first reaches.
Imax1
Imax1
QLD
4937 posts
QLD, 4937 posts
24 Apr 2019 8:03pm
I love all these ideas ( and tried a few of my own ) , to get the ultimate early planing machine .
Still chasing to get planing as early as possible . So far it's a old RB with the CB removed and slot taped over . But it's a strange planing and lacks excitement.
My theory is , in non planing Conditions you can't beat long and thin .
For early planing I also think long and mid width , not short and wide.
Unless proper foiling , i dont think wings and fin concepts will be the best thing , they may help a little.
I would guess that a no rocker square edged , stretched out Fanatic Blast shape would work good with its parallel top view . It won't like chop or turning , but hey , you can't have everything. It's not like foiling is an easy option , ( although I'm just starting on this idea ) , or raceboards turn anyway. Formula doesn't work for this fat cat.
Its going to be my next project . Could end up with an expensive slug
mark62
mark62
511 posts
511 posts
24 Apr 2019 9:14pm
I found it on windsurfing.nl. Apparently it snapped on the first run, too much pressure in the long horizontal tube. I'm not sure if it designed with early planing in mind, I think it was supposed to be a foil alternative for shallow water locations. Looked interesting but can't see it going into production:)
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