Bora Gulari talks technical, looking at some of the killer technology that helped him win the International Moth Worlds in The Gorge. He also breaks some of the myths about Moths and foiling boats, such as needing to be a flyweight, and talks about the joys of turning up 'The Dial'....
Sam Pascoe was too big for an International Moth, although he did OK. Winning the UK Nationals and taking 5th in the Worlds was not too shabby for someone who struggles to dip below 80kg. But since then Sam has become the leading light in the RS600FF foiler. Here he shares his tips for trapeze foiling. Not as scary as it sounds, says Sam...
Rohan Veal shows how it's done in the International Moth. Sailing on Lake Garda where he won the 2007 World Championships, Rohan takes his Bladerider through foiling tacks and gybes and makes it look easy.
As the 35-knot gust hit the boat at just the wrong time, skipper Morgan Larson found himself in a dilemma. “It was a little bit challenging to read the gusts because the big ones that looked big on the water weren't that big, and the ones that looked small were quite strong...." Larson talks through the moment and what he'd do differently next time...
Yachting World's Matt Sheahan interviews Paul Campbell-James, who does the wing trim on board Ben Ainslie's AC45F. These foilers are inherently unstable, making it a constant battle of foil and wing adjustment to keep the foiling catamaran on an even keel, so to speak! The meaty bit of the info starts about 1 min. into the video....
Multiple World Champion and Olympic gold medallist Nathan Outteridge demonstrates the process of rigging the Moth. Of course each Moth is set up slightly differently, so this simply serves as a guide....
GUNBOAT G4-01 Timbalero III finds the limit while racing on the final day of Les Voiles de St. Barth. Still early days for bringing foiling to the masses, but accidents like these are all part of the uneven learning curve of progress....
Bora Gulari tells Sailing Talk about his amazing win at the International Moth World Championships in 2009. Weighing more than 80kg in a supposedly lightweight class, and using his most old and tired sail instead of a new one, the Detroit foiler really got his Mach II hull motoring in The Gorge....
Top Moth sailor and sail designer Mike Lennon talks about the latest technical developments to roll out of the 2015 Worlds in Australia. Mike's sails were well represented at the top of the finish order, with Chris Rashley 4th and Chris Draper 5th overall...
In January 2005 Nathan Outteridge was doing the long drive from Sydney to Melbourne when he was involved in a horrific car crash. A three-time ISAF Youth World Champion, Outteridge was told he might never walk again, let alone sail or race at the highest level. Three years later he was 49er World Champion. Four years after that he became Olympic Champion in Weymouth. We interviewed Outteridge just moments after his victory in January 2008...
If you thought you need to be a flyweight to sail a foiling Moth, think again. Here's Dave Lister, a couple of kilos short of 90kg, throwing his Moth through some flying tacks (facks) and gybes.