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Originally Posted by flatbutt View Post
Incredible how the hulls are lifted out of the water
These foiled monohulls are capable of sailing at 4X wind speed, and will do nearly 60 MPH in the right conditions! Must be quite a sensation when the hull comes up on the foil and the boat suddenly picks up speed. Must be something like a turbo kicking in. Gotta be tricky to sail them properly though...

Would love to catch a ride on one

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