Foiled...

This boat, FOILED, definitely has something new on it. This 35' racer has foils out the side which is supposed to help it sail. From the reports, this boat can move along at a good clip, like 20 knots. These foils my find their way onto Volvo or Imoca racers and maybe be seen during a TransPac. In any event, I will be interested in seeing what happens with all this new technology that is making its way into boating. Just a decade ago, it was thought that a mono-hull had reached its peak in speed and nothing more could be done. All the appendages and hull coatings only seemed to improve the performance by a small fraction, now with canting keels and new hull shapes, mono-hulls are now sailing at speeds only cats would do. Things do change...