Was this just a test, or do they plan on developing these new and longer boards. Im all for curved boards, but not ones with this much "performance enhancing" ability. While we are at it, lets do some blood doping too!
I don't understand your point there. I want development of new systems, rigs, daggerboard, sail, anything that can make our boats go faster.
I don't see the relationship between this and doping. At all. One is development, the other is cheating.
And frankly if in 5 years we have a foiling cat class I'll probably start thinking about migrating to it. I hope to get an existing class to allow foiling first, but given the current restrictions on curved boards in the F16 and A class I'm less than hopeful on that front, both blew it by changing their box rules to effectively end any attempt at foiling.
Foiling is awesome. I've been a passenger on a trifoiler once and that thing was a hoot. I watch the foiling moth with envy, but I know I'm too heavy for those, and I don't like the idea of spending my sailing sessions swimming. So I'm eagerly awaiting for someone to build a foiling cat for a reasonable cost we can create a class of.
