Gitana Team video of new lifting foil trials on the MOD70 trimaran Edmond de Rothschild

The Gitana team have been making progress on their implementation of a foiling solution for offshore use on the modified MOD70 trimaran Edmond de Rothschild.  In the Route du Rhum Seb Josse tested out T rudders with success and now with the addition of the lifting foil are conducting trials to test the modification under ocean conditions.  The trimaran is still running a C foil on the starboard side as a control.

From the following article on Yachting World:

http://www.yachtingworld.com/news/video-the-first-foiling-mod70-gitana-teams-edmond-de-rothschild-flies-during-her-first-trials-66373

Stand by for lift-off.
If you were impressed by the speeds of the AC45s last week off Portsmouth, check this out – the MOD70 Edmond de Rothschild is almost twice the size, has an extra hull, and is sailing, sorry flying, in the open ocean…

read more here



There is an additional press release from the Gitana Team that goes into more detail on the foil program and results so far:

http://www.gitana-team.com/en/event.news.aspx?eventid=97&newsid=1123

GC32 catamaran update, renders of new foiling setup for 2014

Thanks to catsailingnews an update in the form of a render of the new foils to be fitted to the GC32.  The new foils are intended to make the boat fly fully rather than the original foil assist style lifting daggerboards.  They appear to take a similar approach to the AC72 foils fitted to ETNZ and on the recent Groupama C Class catamaran of Franck Cammas.

http://www.catsailingnews.com/2013/11/gc32-new-foling-setup.html