So with some good advise in the technical forum, and generally learning some new dance steps, we've been having fun with a fancypants new Whisper Cat. We are still learning, still tuning, but each run is good fun now.
Three short edits to tease:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RskyGC5i7sc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=076-deTOc6I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHusy3eX15s
If you click around my name / channel, you'll find playlists with the raw footage... booooring, as we spend much time futzing about until we find the sweet spot... we are getting better at it, but it'll take a few more runs out in the water.
Whisper Catamaran early foiling runs - Key Biscayne - FL
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Posted: Jan 22, 2017 - 10:55 PM
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Posted: Jan 23, 2017 - 11:58 AM
Looks like you're getting plenty of practice uprighting the boat. Looks like great fun.
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Posted: Jan 23, 2017 - 06:17 PM
Really cool, does the software for the GoPro automatically add the speed and course graphics?
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Posted: Jan 24, 2017 - 01:19 PM
Latest gopro cameras have GPS, so they capture a telemetry track in sync with the video. If you use their software you can put these overlays. No nautical units yet.
And yes most of our best, most fun flights end up in a capsize. So I make sure to include one in the video. This winter is very mild so making the most of it...
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Posted: Jan 24, 2017 - 01:56 PM
We are going through lots of trapeze bungee cords, as they snap when you fly too far from the boat in a capsize. I bought a roll...
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Posted: Jan 24, 2017 - 03:19 PM
Martin,
Two potential solutions to your trapeze bungee chord snapping problem. The first is shown here:
http://www.microwindracing.com/boat.html
The second is to use sister clips, the holt/allen plastic ones seem to snap before the bungee. Upside of this is the knot is still in place keeping the bungee where it should be, and you can then tie this onto your trapeze setup to continue sailing (until the bungee snaps of course).
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Posted: Jan 25, 2017 - 11:22 AM
http://www.microwindracing.com/boat.html -- that's a great page! Yeah, that's got some ideas on how to add to the max stretch of the bungee without losing tension. Thanks for the link! -
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Posted: Jan 25, 2017 - 11:53 PM
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Posted: Jan 26, 2017 - 01:26 AM
Nice Videos!!! Looks like a blast!
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Posted: Sep 01, 2017 - 08:19 AM
Update: we are getting the hang of it
Earlier this year we struggled a bit because I had rigged some details of the foils wrong. It was there in the manuals from day one, but I had to do it wrong first, I guess.
Here's a recent video with my 7yo son as crew - https://youtu.be/36an3hUI3AA (the orig footage shows stretches of 10 minutes of uninterrupted foiling). Here's a few more - https://www.youtube.com/w…XYRKpt4hfFSSxvsRftKCIA58
We also have some friends in Minnesota - https://www.youtube.com/c…UCipkSggLhwNpIpeSGgIMBDA and in Austria - https://www.youtube.com/c…UCwhb6u4A_Hy-c-eJbMLW7bg
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Posted: Sep 01, 2017 - 01:50 PM
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Posted: Sep 01, 2017 - 05:14 PM
Man those are really cool cats for sure.
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Posted: Sep 01, 2017 - 06:42 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDoB0_aKeyM
Never saw anyone do a 360 around the tiller before. Physics is a trip!
Great boat. And best of all, it's RED!
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