Hi All,
Tried to have a bit of a search around the forum and surprised i couldn't see anything on this topic (probably my fault)
In everyone's humble opinion, what would be the best entry level foiling cat - I have never raced cats, only dinghy's but can see it taking off in Aus as it has done in the states and europe (and due to the AC)
Im sure there are a lot of answers but some help in researching a good class would be great.
Thanks
The reason you won't find much info on foiling cats is that most people don't have the megabucks to spend on them, plus you need a high performance boat in the first place to have any chance of foiling eg. A class or Taipan etc.. The main problem though is going to be a weather window that meets all criteria for a foiler to perform well, relatively flat water and high wind speed, two contradictory conditions.
Probably only "cheap" options are Moth or Kiteboard
www.seabreeze.com.au/forums/Kitesurfing/Kiteracing/Kite-Foilboard-California-State-Championship/
But those kiteboards are around 3k each and there's a big waiting list...
or buy the foiling kit for the laser...... 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there have been several kits for Hobies built. Not sure of the details on this Hobie Tiger, other than it was set up by Swedish sailing mag
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We put foils on a Hobie Tiger F18 and started to try foiling in late November, with 2 degrees Celsius and 16-18 knots of wind. On the second test session we manage to get some good foiling and the top speed reached 32.1 knots. We started with foils on daggerboard and rudder originally designed for a lighter boat, eventually the rudder foil broke but the boat continued to fly. After 30 minutes of sweet flying around feeling like the Kiwis the daggerboard foil broke as well and the fun was over.
You can get a good Tiger for 5-6k (cheaper than a 16 as they are no longer race competitive as the F18 class development moves forward). that's a lot of fun for $, once you have some foils made...
or for a bit more - www.thebeachcats.com/forums/viewtopic/topic/14695/start/0