Saturday, January 7, 2023

Hydrofoil yachts from the origins in 1861 to 2020

source François Chevalier & Jacques Taglang blog
 
The first sailing boat caught on video in foiling mode was Gordon Baker's Monitor, 
a project supported by the U.S Navy.
This is 1955 and the craft achieved speeds between 30 and 40 knots.
 
-In 1987 Eric Tabarly said: “One day all the boats will fly”.
Quite a prediction as things have turned out! 

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