28 April 2006

FLYING MOTHS


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Ah, something new pops up everyday. This arrived in my in box from SAILING SCUTTLEBUTT.COM. It concerns a class of boats called Moths, and is a VIDEO of a hydroplane equipped Moth, which is apparently an entire class by itself. The picture above was taken by M. Poitevineau at the 2003 Moth Worlds in France. Wind speed was in the 12 to 15 knot range and boat speed was between 15 and 17 knots.

I’m impressed. Now, if I can hook some foils up to my H-18 ….

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