Vacation
Yup. I've been slacking on the project.
We took a cruising trip on a friends boat. Along the way, we made a foiling catamaran out of driftwood. Jacque found a canoe rib on the beach which made workable "J" foils after the original tongue depressor foils went limp after being wet. We really had no tools apart from a hacksaw blade and a bastard file, so it was a solid challenge. Angle of attack was tricky to dial in, as was towing speed, but we had some great runs.
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We took a cruising trip on a friends boat. Along the way, we made a foiling catamaran out of driftwood. Jacque found a canoe rib on the beach which made workable "J" foils after the original tongue depressor foils went limp after being wet. We really had no tools apart from a hacksaw blade and a bastard file, so it was a solid challenge. Angle of attack was tricky to dial in, as was towing speed, but we had some great runs.
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