powersloshin said..
I don't know the purpose of these boards, probably just to play around, but more than an evolution they seem a curiosity. They will never perform like a modern board
It takes angle of attack, out of the sailors hands and sets automatically, the angle between the end of the front hulls and the rear planning surface.
I assume they are meant basically as speed boards. I don't think they will gybe very well.
Ant seemed very keen to try them out, after his first session, in not ideal conditions.
My personal feeling, without riding one, is that they won't be faster in the hands of a top seed sailor, (like Chris Lockwood,) but a less experienced sailor could well go faster, as the complexities of getting optimum angle of attack is no longer there.
