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I WAS NOT ALONE WONDERING THE BENEFITS OF A FOILING CRUISING BOAT; THE THINKING BEING THAT IT IS TRICKY FOR AN EXPERIENCED CREW.
WHILE IT IS VERY COOL AND NOW PROVED IT CAN BE DONE. I THINK THE PROOF HAS BEEN MADE.

FOILING IS HERE TO STAY

Foiling is here to stay. We can never unsee the excitement it evokes.The America’s Cup exposed the world to foiling and anything less will never again be acceptable to the public. This event will be remembered as the defining moment of change in sailing as a sport.
I have predicted before and will state again the 2020 Olympic games will feature at least one foiling class if not two.

“C” CLASS OVERLOOKED?

International C Class Catamaran Championship -Hydros Walkthrough with Mischa and Bastiaan from CClassCats on Vimeo.

The “C” Class catamarans concluded their championship recently in Falmouth UK. This is where the real progress is made. They were foiling and using wing sails long before anyone.

FOILING “C”

Thanks to Sailing Anarchy. This is just too cool

“C” CLASS CATS FOILING

This is the class that started it all. A few years ago when the world championship was in Newport. Everyone who would potentially be involved in the America’s Cup filed through to look at these boats and learn. And remember Bob Fisher, who is in San Francisco was one of the first to sail “C” class cats; before solid wings and lifting foils of course.
The world championship will be in Falmouth UK in September. This is one of those must see events. I expect to see a record turnout with paul larsen, the world’s fastest man on water sailing a new boat.

FOILING PHANTOM

Foiling is the “new” standard in fast sailing. Hydroptere is the recent big boat success. The America’s Cup it is a must do. the Moth class as well. Can the “C” class cats be far behind? There have been foiling “C” class boats but will it be a must for the upcoming championship in September of this year?

23 September – 28 September
International C Class Catamaran Championship

International C Class Catamaran Championship is a competition for C-Class catamarans that is held every 3 years. The boats are 25 feet long, 14 feet wide, with a crew of two and a 42 feet high solid “wingsail”, they are capable of a spectacular 25 knots. This is the first competition in Britain since the 1960s. First sailed in Britain in the 1960s, the Cup has not been won here for over 40 years. In Rhode Island USA, the 2010 event was won by the Canadian team; The GB team Invictus came third out in a field of seven.

You can expect 16-20 craft taking part in the International C Class Catamaran Championship. This many have never been seen together before; they will come from the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Italy, Sweden and Britain. They will practice in the first week, which is then followed by fleet racing and finally match racing between the leading two boats. Each day the boats will sail from Restronguet Sailing Club to the race area and return on completion of racing.

Racing will be in Falmouth Bay or the Carrick Roads, depending on wind and sea conditions. They can be watched from Pendennis Point car park or Trefusis headland if in the Roads and from the water.