they may be not legal now in the current slow fleet . but when fully developed i.m sure they will be in their own class .......and much faster around the track some good close hauled sections here
Not in production yet - but prospective buyers are being asked for a $300 deposit with estimated cost when released - approximately $4500/4600. Hmmm, the cost of fun
edit: My bad - cost estimate is AUD$4200.
foilsz.com/
A lot of emphasis on French yachts way outside the norm in the above...........The French designers and builders JPK are doing yachts way inside the norm with a lot of success.......
www.jpk.fr/
This company is doing ply yachts of a decent size with a lot of sucsess............
www.rm-yachts.com/en/home
Dudley Dix designed the radiused chine boat a fair while back - he must wonder now why.......answer might be (from the transom going fwd) that the first curve off the keel could be his radius chine but the next one on the way out to the gunwale needs to be a chine. The topsides from that chine going straight up vertically to the gunwale. Make sure your gunwale line in plan view goes straight back aft from the maximum beam.............ensure a suitable keel rocker in elevation so as to sail upwind and downwind ok, and get the needed displacement.
Otaru, Japan. Looks like a Farr one tonner just parked on a street corner. Rudder is way past full lock.