Got to love a Moth, and foiling Moth’s are even more awesome. I was part of the rescue squad at Grafham Water in the Uk from 1990 to 2015 and loved seeing the development of these until we got to foiling. I remember being at the wing mark on an open regatta and there were 2 foiling Moths entered-seeing them tearing down to the mark with great speed and virtually no sound was amazing. It particularly appealed since being a competition windsurfer speed was the thing-there was even one guy who was sailing an International Canoe with foils…….
Great video. Would be cool to see these experienced moth sailors performing more advanced boat handling skills, like tacking and gybing while foiling. Do you have any B roll footage to share?
Beautiful cinematography! Shows the elegance of this boats literally floating over the water by some really accomplished sailors who make it look effortless!
Love foiling in perfect conditions, hate foiling when there is too little wind and/or seaweed. There is no real solution for seaweed as far as my research can tell.
I just now realized we could have put a hydrofoil on a crew rowing boat back when I was doing it in school. That would have been epic. Never thought of it.
As an ex-Mothie and foil owner, I have to say that I hate the arrogant "future of sailing" slogan. Moths and foilers are fantastic but the idea that there is only one future for the sport is a disgusting slur on other classes. The foiling boat classes are wonderful but they are a tiny niche that is growing very, very slowly if at all. To piss all over every other type with a slogan that implies that there is only one future, and that is foiling, is rude and arrogant and makes me ashamed to have a foil.
Got to be the most developed class in history right back to the 1930s always pushing the innovation boundary These look like a real blast for experience helms
It's called a "wand" in the moth class, it is what is controlling the flight height through a pushrod and gearing system to a flap on the trailing edge of the main foil (placed on the centerboard).
Can someone explain the purpose of the thing that looks like a rope hanging from the very front of the boat? It seems to drag into the water with something hanging from it… Is this some sort of gauge to measure proper height out of the water?
does that rod on the front control the pitch of the foil? I've always wondered how the boat "knows" how much lift to generate with a single foil - or anything without a stepped foil or something like that where part of the lift would literally come out of the water and stop generating (meaningful) lift.
Precisely that. The rod is wired into the flanges on the back of the foils, just like an aeroplane's wing flaps. I think there is a bit of spring/mass dampening as well to attentuate the effects of waves, otherwise the foils would oscillate a load!
I was wondering too and Googled it. It's called a sensor wand and is directly connected, mechanically, to the first foil to swing it forward to raise or backward to lower the boat. Clever!
Great video. Can someone explain the function of the rod at the front of the boat that seems to be sensing the height above the water? How does it work?
My impression is that is adjusts the angle of attack of the front foil to control the flying height. Keeping the boat relatively level with the fixed foil on the rudder. Maybe someone else can chime in with more detail or a correction of my understanding of its function.
I was wondering too and Googled it. It's called a sensor wand and is directly connected, mechanically, to the first foil to swing it forward to raise or backward to lower the boat. Clever!
I want to know that too, one possibility is it adjusts foil incidence in order to keep the boat level - preventing the front foil diving deep or jumping out of the water. So not only to indicate depth but also to auto correct it
No Luke it does not submerge it has a float on the end so as the boat gets closer to the water it hinges up hence inducing more flap on the foil but like I’ve mentioned the sensitivity can be adjusted
They definitely do tack and jibe. The thing on the front of the bow is called a wand. It senses the hight of the water and then via a flap on the main foil tells the boat how high to fly.
I believe it controls the pitch of the boat. I think there is a little hydroplane that steers the boat up and down that receives input from that rod with the float on it.
Typically called the wand. It's a rod with a float on the end. It controls the amount of lift generated by the foil. When the wand is parallel to the water, when the hull is sitting in the water, the foil angle is set for maximum lift. As the hull comes out of the water, the angle of the wand/foil change to decrease drag.
@@mrmonkeboy It's a cam and pulley affair. There's lots of adjustability to get the boat to preform optimally for conditions. Like you wouldn't want the flap on the foil to be bouncing up and down 1:1 with the wand bouncing off wave peaks.
Got to love a Moth, and foiling Moth’s are even more awesome. I was part of the rescue squad at Grafham Water in the Uk from 1990 to 2015 and loved seeing the development of these until we got to foiling. I remember being at the wing mark on an open regatta and there were 2 foiling Moths entered-seeing them tearing down to the mark with great speed and virtually no sound was amazing. It particularly appealed since being a competition windsurfer speed was the thing-there was even one guy who was sailing an International Canoe with foils…….
Moth is the worst name for it...
Who was the IC with foils? I have sailed both but never knew anyone brave enough to put foils on a Canoe.
@@SolarizeYourLife I think you mean best name.
Great video. Would be cool to see these experienced moth sailors performing more advanced boat handling skills, like tacking and gybing while foiling. Do you have any B roll footage to share?
Thank-you. Just what I was thinking.
Rounding the mark. Come on
I wonder how much tacking there would be considering they are going faster than the wind , the apparently wind would aways be a head
Right!!
@@akcarlos obviously, you are not a sailor
Thanks Nick! Such a cool weekend and event to be part of!!!
Thanks Nick! So glad we got your talents to showcase our weekend shenanigans!
Is that you at 2:16?
I used to race Moth scows and skiffs back in the early 80's. These foil moths look awesome to sail
Beautiful cinematography! Shows the elegance of this boats literally floating over the water by some really accomplished sailors who make it look effortless!
Phooey, first 7 seconds of this video is played backwards (time axis). Boats going backwards. Silly... :-)
Rowing boat 2.0 ;) :)
@@JxH
So what?
Alternating 4x video with slo-mo could go away.
I wish I was 40 years younger. That is amazing!!
Check out Aubrey De Grey on youtube. We are probably not far from being able to reverse biological aging!
Awesome technology and skill. They can travel back to the starting point faster than all the others!
Very nice production... great drone shots :-) Thank you!
Great video!
great video! Really nice drone footage!
Love the video. Makes me really want to one day try moth sailing. Was wondering what the music is because I absolutely love it!
I am still completely in aw of this new style of sailing
Looks like a practical comfortable way to get around
I assume sarcasm but in case anyone doesn't know these are very difficult to sail in both terms of technique and physicality.
Go Helena!!!!
Hahaha the opening drone footage has the boats in the jetties going backwards.
Amazing
It seems pretty fun 🥰
Love foiling in perfect conditions, hate foiling when there is too little wind and/or seaweed. There is no real solution for seaweed as far as my research can tell.
probably the most difficult foil machine to master
I just now realized we could have put a hydrofoil on a crew rowing boat back when I was doing it in school.
That would have been epic. Never thought of it.
Is the future of sailing going in straight lines only?
As an ex-Mothie and foil owner, I have to say that I hate the arrogant "future of sailing" slogan. Moths and foilers are fantastic but the idea that there is only one future for the sport is a disgusting slur on other classes. The foiling boat classes are wonderful but they are a tiny niche that is growing very, very slowly if at all. To piss all over every other type with a slogan that implies that there is only one future, and that is foiling, is rude and arrogant and makes me ashamed to have a foil.
I feel this. Heavy stuff. I am feeling pretty ashamed for picking that title. Thanks for your comment.
The future of all watersports is foiling. No doubt it. The rest is classic. Beautyfull images.
@Xavier Dufay Yes, yes, yes, not sure I understand but I think you nailed it here.
As a person who enjoys relaxed day sailing, I would think that to keep the sport alive requires many different ideas of The Future
I'd love to try a foiling dinghy. I bet though it's not as exciting as pounding through the water in a planing hull.
The elevator in the front makes total sense.
Can't wait to see foiling Americas Cup boats leaning into the wind like this.
Was thinking the same thing. I’d like to see it on a bigger boat.
They've been foiling since 2017, great videos one YT
Awesome
I wonder about the safety of the sailors in a high speed collision ? How fast are these boats ?
Looks good in a straight line. No one turns around in the video for some reason ?
Got to be the most developed class in history right back to the 1930s always pushing the innovation boundary
These look like a real blast for experience helms
Nice
Where do you set your cooler and beer??
On the way to being birds!❤
a knife through the water--amazing
What is hanging down from the bow ? All new to me ! Thank you for this video
It's called a "wand" in the moth class, it is what is controlling the flight height through a pushrod and gearing system to a flap on the trailing edge of the main foil (placed on the centerboard).
It’s like gauge the help trim the lift tab on the rudder
Thank you for the replies.
@@mads917 Someone must have been near genius level to come up with that. It's like a single " feeler" or antennae on an insect....Moth?
@@FlatlandMando I can only agree. In general the continuous development of the Moth's spawns some truly genious solutions.
What is the aparatus dangling off the bow sprit?
Can someone explain the purpose of the thing that looks like a rope hanging from the very front of the boat? It seems to drag into the water with something hanging from it… Is this some sort of gauge to measure proper height out of the water?
sets the angle of the foil to keep boat at the proper height
How did you train the flying fish to keep you on it's body??!
does that rod on the front control the pitch of the foil? I've always wondered how the boat "knows" how much lift to generate with a single foil - or anything without a stepped foil or something like that where part of the lift would literally come out of the water and stop generating (meaningful) lift.
Was thinking the same, every time it hits a wave the front lifts a little.
Kinda makes sense as half your job would be micro-managing the foil.
I was also wondering what that rod was for!
Precisely that. The rod is wired into the flanges on the back of the foils, just like an aeroplane's wing flaps. I think there is a bit of spring/mass dampening as well to attentuate the effects of waves, otherwise the foils would oscillate a load!
Фантастика!!!
Lovely track, what it is? Goes really well with the Slomo!
Great video, they look like an incredible bit of kit to sail.
Who was the FPV pilot? Also what is the probe thing in the bow of the boat?
what's the purpose of the dangly thing in front of the boat? what's it called?
Para que sirve el palo de proa que va suelto?
If that’s the future of sailing, I should’ve gotten into this hobby 30 years ago.
I was dreaming about sailing this way one day..... but not anymore. Now I'm wingfoiling
So sci-fi, also what is the little rod on the front for?
What's that stick dangling down from the bow?
whats the dangly bit at the front of the boat ? what is it for ?
Is the line at the bow some sort of altimeter ? I suppose you need a way of making sure your foils stay in the water, right ?
I was wondering too and Googled it.
It's called a sensor wand and is directly connected, mechanically, to the first foil to swing it forward to raise or backward to lower the boat.
Clever!
Looks so fun but bet its hard on one's back
wow, amazing sport, some scenes look like a science fiction movie, great :D
Future? Seems like it is here right now. I'd like to see how they tact. Seems like that would be quite challenging.
What are those things on the front of the boat bouncing off the water? I aint no sailor so I'm just wondering.
What's that string off the bow? It appears to dance around?
Great video. Can someone explain the function of the rod at the front of the boat that seems to be sensing the height above the water? How does it work?
My impression is that is adjusts the angle of attack of the front foil to control the flying height. Keeping the boat relatively level with the fixed foil on the rudder. Maybe someone else can chime in with more detail or a correction of my understanding of its function.
I was wondering too and Googled it.
It's called a sensor wand and is directly connected, mechanically, to the first foil to swing it forward to raise or backward to lower the boat.
Clever!
Great footage. Wondering what the rod dangling from the bow is for. Is it to indicate the depth of the hydrofoil?
Same here. Adjusting the lateral balance between the hydrofoils?
I want to know that too, one possibility is it adjusts foil incidence in order to keep the boat level - preventing the front foil diving deep or jumping out of the water. So not only to indicate depth but also to auto correct it
@@pisoiorfan that's its purpose.
Incredibly!! What is cable in the bow? Do you know the speed?
Anywhere from 20-30 knots of boat speed depending on wind and boat
I want one.
that is so COOL, that looks like Long Beach or LA Harbor? great accompanying music also
Hydrofoil yatch is a genius idea.
what is the plumb bob hanging off the bow?
What's the stick hanging off the bow for? Is it connected to the hydrofoils? Something to do with adjusting foil trim every time the bow pitches down?
You’ve got it in one the wand is connected to the wing on the foil although the sailors can adjust the sensitivity of it
@@stevenmiller5088 wand 👍 Knew there'd be a better word than "stick"!
So, do they adjust it for how far it submerges before it triggers a change?
No Luke it does not submerge it has a float on the end so as the boat gets closer to the water it hinges up hence inducing more flap on the foil but like I’ve mentioned the sensitivity can be adjusted
@@stevenmiller5088 thanks, Steven.
I find those really cool, but don't foilboards+kite go just about as fast for a fraction of the cost?
What are those hanging "pendulum" things at the bow?
Pretty vid. What happened in the regatta?
What boat model is this? (This is the WASZP competition model boat)
Rowing boat 2.0 ;) :)
What happens when turning around a bouy? Surely the loss of speed has an effect on the lift from the foil?
The foils keep flying as long as speed is maintained. Just like a wing on an airplane.
@@RobertMayfair So just don't slow down and you'll be fine!
What dangles off the bow?
Wonderful video! What's the song you used?
How you tack without coming off the foils?
quick and consequent
Probably no tacking only gybing, like windsurfers do.
But: what's the dingle hanging from the bow?
They definitely do tack and jibe. The thing on the front of the bow is called a wand. It senses the hight of the water and then via a flap on the main foil tells the boat how high to fly.
What's that thing they all have dangling from the bowsprit?
I would love to know the purpose of the line hanging down from the bowsprit.
I believe it controls the pitch of the boat. I think there is a little hydroplane that steers the boat up and down that receives input from that rod with the float on it.
Typically called the wand. It's a rod with a float on the end. It controls the amount of lift generated by the foil. When the wand is parallel to the water, when the hull is sitting in the water, the foil angle is set for maximum lift. As the hull comes out of the water, the angle of the wand/foil change to decrease drag.
@@AvenEngineer Nice explanation. Thank you.
@@AvenEngineer is it linked mechanically or is it electronic?
@@mrmonkeboy It's a cam and pulley affair. There's lots of adjustability to get the boat to preform optimally for conditions. Like you wouldn't want the flap on the foil to be bouncing up and down 1:1 with the wand bouncing off wave peaks.
How long does it take to get 'up' ?
Some great shots and editing! What song is used in this video? I really enjoy it!
Thanks, Different Futures is the song
@@kettlecinema Artist?
@@truthhandler6828 I tried looking it up and using Shazam as well. It’s not like I didn’t try looking it up before asking. And Boomer, really? lol.
I'd be interested to see a tack or gybe? Do they do that up on the plane?
yes. Nearly always.
I want to know how many attempts it took to get up. Foils of any kind are exhausting before you ever get air.
It is really easy to get up. Just bear away.
ssssSSTAAARBOARD!!!!
Looks un-comfortable, don't know if it's for me, but very nicely done.
How fast are they going
I'd like to see how jibing works in one of these rigs.
if you have been out on the ocean you know this is not the future of sailing
Why manipulate speed in editing when speed is the essence?
Awesome, does it scale?
Check out the Americas Cup boats
Anybody knows what is that thing hanging on the bowsprit?
It senses the water hight and controls how high the boat should fly relative to the water.
Looks like checkpoint mission in gta vc.
How fast?
no time to see how they tack!
Don't they ever change tack?
When will I be able to buy a 45 foot seven berth yacht that rises out of the water and sails at 40 knots?
Now if you like but it wouldn't be cheap
So, basically only on flat?
Wind Water Warriors They Are.
That is one Flying wing Sailboat. What are its name ?
What's the name of the boat? Where is it sold?
These are called foiling moths.
Dear Santa …
How fast is a boat like this?
These are cool, but hard to bring the dog, kids and bbq grill. Future of sailing is a pontoon party boat with enclosed full height head.... to some.
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