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    Foiling and Hydrofoiling: Everything you need to know

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    Why the next generation is embracing high speeds and body armour as sailing takes a huge step forwards

    • July 20, 2015

    Clocking 40knots in a 45footer is not unusual, far from it – It’s the new norm, the start of a new generation. But not everyone has bought into foil borne…

    Is everybody ready for the thrill of foiling? Maybe not all of us

    • July 7, 2015

    As the back end of the 200bhp rear wheel drive Toyota GT86 snapped out and the car started to spin like a roulette wheel and slide towards the perimeter fence,…

    Fancy some foiling? How you learn to fly flying in minutes on the new White Formula Whisper catamaran

    • June 30, 2015

    “If you can sail, you can foil this boat,” said Rob White of White Formula, a company that has a long list of internationally successful production catamarans to its name…

    Gunboat G4: is this the world’s first flying cruiser? She could do 40 knots on foils

    • February 1, 2015

    When the Gunboat G4 launches this spring, she will be the most outrageous coastal cruiser-racer ever seen – and certainly the fastest. If you ever needed proof that the America’s…

    Gunboat G4 foils

    Gunboat G4: the first flying cruising yacht could hit 40 knots. “It’s the baddest-ass coastal cruiser ever”

    • December 2, 2014

    Meet the G4. This is Gunboat’s catchy name for a frighteningly fast new 40-foot weapon due to launch in early 2015. It is proof that the America’s Cup foiling effect…

    Foiling kiteboards at the ISAF Sailing World Cup. Could this crazy fast spectacle be the sport’s future?

    • December 1, 2014

    A new event for foiling kiteboards has been made for the first time in this year’s ISAF Sailing World Cup. It looks the perfect side of crazy and some are…

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