[stephen low]

Les

Am still active in the dinghies current with my eldest boy in a 125.

Have sailed 470, contenders, 14' skiffs, javelin, sharpies etc so seen most of the high performance stuff, all good fun.

Not sure if you have seen pics of the moths running hydrofoils but have had the world champ hydro moth sail under me on my Javelin going flat knacker to windward. They are even quicker than 14's up-wind - now that is speed!!

I'd like to have a go at that - sailing about 1 metre above the water on these stilt foils in a boat with a hull that weighs less than 9kg!!!!!!!!!!

Now if I can only get my cobra down to that weight, what a power to weight ratio I'd have.

Cheers