Taken from the Hobie Site posted by a Dealer
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We have been making huge technological leaps in the production of the new iCat. We were inspired to go full carbon so as to take advantage of the stiffness and weight savings qualities of this material in order to add foiling boards and rudders. We have strengthened the beam saddles, transoms and daggerboard wells with longitudinal Kevlar in order to more efficiently distribute the massive loads that foiling will put on these structures.
We will be using foils (pictured) originally designed for the Hobie Trifoiler.




The rudders will have a flap control mechanism integrated into the carbon tiller much like the foiling Moth. Our goal is to make this the world's first single-handed foiling catamaran. Testing is currently under way, and video will be available soon.


J