Friday, February 15, 2013
Foiler Moths at James Island Yacht Club
The U.S. International Moth guys wanted an East Coast Regatta series as a
tune up for the upcoming Moth Worlds to be held in Hawaii in October.
James Island Yacht Club (near Charleston, South Carolina) is hosting a
series of regattas on three dates (11-13 Jan; 15-17 Feb; 12-14 April) to
contest the North American Championship. The Youtube video shows some
of the action from the January racing. This video, although blurry in spots, captures the speed of
hydrofoiling Moths better than most which I've seen and also
demonstrates the difference in speed between foil borne boats and those
that have dropped down to "low rider" mode. A good example of this
differential can be observed at about the 1:00 minute mark as the
leaders go around the first mark. The boat in second place drops off
her foils during the mark rounding and is immediately gobbled up by the
next two boats which stay up on their foils during the maneuver.
Towards the end, there appears to be a little argie-bargie between two
boats at about the 2:40 mark in the video! Enjoy.
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