Traditional sailboats are displacement hulls with keels or centerboards. Foiling boats are ultra-light and have a wing on the centerboard and rudder, which allows the whole boat to rise out of the water
Kingston Yacht Club is partnering with WeCANFoil to organize programs that will allow sailors to experience foiling at a relatively low cost, try the sport out, and develop their skills. WeCANFoil, winner of the best foiling pathway program, is an arm of SailGP Canada that promotes and provides opportunities for Read more…
Befoil 16 is a high tech hydrofoiling sailboat, full carbon, combining lightweight, aesthetic, and performance. A new foiling boat designed by the best specialists with the best materials without any safety, reliability and performance compromise to keep only pleasure and sensations. The hull design has been optimized for competition as Read more…
On June 22-23 New York was home to SailGP hydrofoiling catamaran race. Phil Robertson and the Canadians showcased excellent sailing and foiling this weekend at the Mubadala New York Grand Prix, finishing second overall and moving two places up the season four leaderboard. New Zealand clinch Grand Final spot with Read more…
Simple, fun & scalable are the mains words that characterize this foiling dinghy. Designed to be accessible for sailing and hydrofoiling enthusiasts of all ages and abilities, so you can have fun by discovering the sensations of foiling in dinghy, in complete safety. BirdyFish is a French foiling sailing dinghy Read more…
This weekend in Halifax Nova Scotia was a home to spectacular Sail Grand Prix hydrofoiling catamaran racing. City was an exceptional host and international foiling sailboats competition is expected to return to city next year and 2026. With incredibly tough conditions in halifax harbour for the inaugural ROCKWOOL Canada Sail Read more…
The Nacra 17 is a performance catamaran used for sailing. It was designed in 2011, went into production in 2012 and has been the focus of multihull sailing at the Olympic Games since its conception. The Nacra has been converted to a sailing hydrofoil for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The Read more…
Few years after its launch, the Maxi Edmond de Rotschild, the giant foiling trimaran from the Gitana stable specializing in oceanic flight, offered a very special outing in the harbor of Lorient to the riders from the Lorient Glisse & foil association. Skippered by Charles Caudrelier and Franck Cammas, the Read more…
The world’s first sailing hydrofoil. The metal foil ladders on both sides and at the rear of “Monitor” function like airplane wings, lifting the boat out of the water as the wind increases pressure on the sails. At 800 pounds, “Monitor” can only rise out of the water with winds Read more…
World class dinghy foiling has never been more exciting. As a development class, the International Moth has been a cradle of dinghy foiling innovation, and WASZP is the perfect platform to enjoy one-design racing as well as a fun, friendly lifestyle, where anything is possible. The Waszp is a singlehanded, Read more…
SailGP is an international sailing competition using high performance F50 foiling catamarans, where teams compete across a season of multiple grands prix around the world. The competition was founded by Larry Ellison, founder of Oracle and champion yachtsman Russell Coutts.Their aim was to establish a commercially viable global race series Read more…