[quote=randii]I don't think it has to be one or the other ... foil or not. The lines are blurred with some of the curved foils that provide lift short of flying, and I'm excited to see more of them, even if they're not likely to retrofit to the older boats in what I'm willing to budget. In ten years, these new foilers will be down to my price point -- I can wait.
I was lucky enough to sit in a trifoiler behind a Ketterman in the late 90s, and I *still* gush about the sensations and the experience. Flying/foiling was one of the peak moments of my time sailing, but I'm not rushing to replicate it. I like beach cats too much... they are just different, and are tough to compare. They are both sailing in my book, but so, too, is running jibsheets on a J-boat. All good!
[quote]It took a long time for multihulls to go from monstrosity, curiosity, then tolerance to acceptance. Foiling is in the same cycle. The sailing community moves very slowly.[/quote]
Well said! ... and we're still experiencing the ramp to acceptance. I read just yesterday that 'multihulls can't point.' Two weekend back I outpointed a mono as I was reeling him in, then I footed and smoked past. :p Pointless? :p
As for the American Cup... it is fun to watch, but there ain't much of that which trickles down to what I actually sail, whether AC72 wingmast or monohulls on stilts in a few years. :p I would actually WATCH F16, F18, M32 sailing coverage -- it is a much closer analog to what I love -- but between the limited instances of that, I'm just gonna go sailing on my own (and web-sail online during the workday).
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