Just published an update about the fully foiling Flying Phantom from Phantom International in France.
This is the same folks as Sail Innovation that are famous for their innovative and beautiful F18 class sails and the previously launced Phantom F18.
Please read the article and discuss it here.
http://www.thebeachcats.c…/Fully-Foiling-Beachcat/
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Do you want a Fully Foiling Beachcat?
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Posted: Jan 13, 2014 - 10:33 AM
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Posted: Jan 13, 2014 - 01:57 PM
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Posted: Jan 13, 2014 - 05:03 PM
YES! 'nuff said.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2014 - 08:06 PM
Can we get a group discount Damon?
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Posted: Jan 15, 2014 - 02:49 PM
Do these boats have any sort of foil control?
I know the Moth's have little flaps on the foils to control the ride height, and the AC72's would rake the board forward and aft to control the ride. From the video and pictures it looks like these foils are one solid price with no flaps; and I also don't see an obvious foil rake change... so how do they do it?
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Posted: Jan 15, 2014 - 04:07 PM
I don't think there are any flaps, the dagger/foils angle of attack can be adjusted under way just like the AC72 by tilting them fore and aft.
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Posted: Jan 16, 2014 - 08:32 PM
I want in on that group discount!!!!
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Posted: Jan 20, 2014 - 04:48 PM
Hi,
Here's a pic from their website, its clear they have some sort of "trim or adjustment" possibilities.
Here's the curve of the foil
And the link to their website http://www.phantom-international.com/
Grtz, André
Edited by catmodding on Jan 20, 2014 - 11:50 PM.
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Posted: Jan 20, 2014 - 05:01 PM
And a video from the website, sailing starts at 00:45
http://vimeo.com/83829320
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Posted: Jan 21, 2014 - 04:45 AM
from the phantom website......
"Her price: around 26,000 euros."
$35,000 US + s/h to the US
$97.00 per pound
crashing at 30 knots.......? priceless!
j
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Posted: Jan 21, 2014 - 01:56 PM
The Flying Phantom from Phantom International in France is not a beachcat in the truest sense.
You cannot beach those foils.
You have to hold the cat in the breakers and await the catrax.
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Posted: Jan 21, 2014 - 03:36 PM
They are used off a beach so I think they are beach cats. Fact is, NONE of the new generation racing boats are usually "beached" in the traditional Hobie 16 sense, and even a lot of serious Hobie 16 racers are prone to stop in the water and use cat trax.
Most owners of new F18's, F16's, N17's, Carbon 20's etc. never intentionally let their boats drag across the sand, even using stern pads while resting on the cat trax (with cradles) while on land.
So while the Foils are a new level of complication, mainly because they have to be inserted from underneath the hulls, the owners experience won't be that different from other new models of beachcats. Even putting in the foils from underneath isn't that bad since the boat is light enough to lift by pulling on the opposite trap wire.
That's my take, what does everyone else think?
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Posted: Jan 21, 2014 - 05:41 PM
What do they do about kick-up rudders for T or L rudders? Do you just rip off the transom if you unintentionally ground it at 30 knots?
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Posted: Jan 21, 2014 - 07:12 PM
you do not sail these things where there is any possibility of hitting the bottom or very bad and expensive things will happen.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2014 - 04:57 AM
I agree with Damon. The C2 does not get landed on the beach like my old Hobie 18 did. I treat it much the same as they are in the video.
I would imagine there is a break away of some sort on the rudders, like the bolts being designed to break instead of ripping the transom off. Either way, its on you to keep them off the bottom in the first place.
Besides, at 30knots your foiling and only drawing 12" of water
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Posted: Jan 22, 2014 - 11:42 AM
I was thinking that even if they had the standard kick up system it would just act as a brake once it popped up. It would certainly beat the heck out of the damage that could be done to the boat, not to mention the two crew who would continue to fly forward at 30 knots through the rigging and all.
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Posted: Jan 22, 2014 - 01:01 PM
Seems like conditions have to be just right to take one of those out, thanks, but I will stick with my 35 year old hobie 16 and sail it just about anytime and not worry about running it up on the beach or into semi submerged obstacles.
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Posted: Jan 24, 2014 - 05:38 PM
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Posted: Jan 25, 2014 - 01:32 PM
I love these things but the cost is going to make them untouchable for most beachcat sailors myself included. They will most likely however be used in competitions that are more gauged to a semi or professional crew. But I am willing and ready to trade in my F18 Infusion for a even up swap to help them get some here in the Northeast. I don't see retro fitting as an option either as it would require lots of glass/ carbon work to get done and how many different manufactures and models are there? Besides I am an old tart and would most likely hurt myself
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Posted: Jan 26, 2014 - 12:46 PM
I agree aftermarket is probably not feasible especially for our old boats. But I would think that the technology is going to slowly creep into the newer boats. I wouldn't be surprised to see it work its way into F18 or other classes in some limited way. The same way curved boards, chined hulls and wave piercing bows has. Probably the next step in the evolution of the N20 carbon or Olympic 17. And as the technology gets into more boats it will become better and cheaper.
I've seen this happen in the mountain bike industry over and over. 15 years ago disk brakes were heavy and only found on super expensive bikes. Now even a lot of the cheap bikes have them, and they are crazy light.
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