I'll stick to conventional cat design wisdom for as long as moth doesn't show up at an open water distance race, get out through the surf and beat 51% of the cats around the course.
I don't think it will ever happen. Mind you the Australian portsmouth rating for the foiling moth is 20% faster then the non-foling moth but still on a par with the Hobie 16's
'nough said.
Wouter
Look at blog post for June 3,
www.rohanveal.com Also has link to the results.
In another single-handed dinghy regatta (no cats), the moth would have still won if handicapped at 51 on VYC. (Source somewhere on SA).
As for getting out through the surf on a moth, well not going to happen. Unless you want carbon pieces all along the beach, haha.
Someone will try foils on a cat. My personal opinion is let some tinkerer/boat nut work out the details of how it works as it will be costly to develop with a lot of time taken up.
