International Hydrofoil Society Photo Gallery

Last updated November 11, 2007

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WILLIWAW Pioneering hydrofoil yacht designed, built, and sailed extensively throughout the Pacific Ocean by David A. Keiper of DAK Hydrofoils. More information on http://www.foils.org/dak.htm			(25k)
TECHNIQUES AVANCEES French Racing Catamaran	(63k)		(54k)
(45k)	(49k)	(49k)	(57k)
RAVE 2
Mike McGarry (Canadian and US Champion) flying his Rave on a reach in fairly light air.			(83k)
A starting line shot of Rave Regatta at first race. Hard on the wind and hullborne for starting.		(30k)
Hobie Trifoiler More photos at http://www.employees.org/~cls/trifoiler/
Dave Carlson's Hobie 18 with foil kit attached. http://www.fastsail.com/Fleet153/foils.html Information from Dave Carlson		(26k)	(10k)
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VOLADOR II was a canard type hydrofoil, having ladder main foils with cantilever low end. It had 14 m² sails. The hydrofoil was designed and built by Fulgencio García and Adolfo Avilés in Spain.		(20k)	(25k)
Hydroptére	(44k)	(76k)	(80k)
EIFO hydrofoil trimaran Dr. Sam Bradfield's trimaran that he converted into a hydrofoil by inserting Rave style incidence control mechanisms into the daggerboard wells. His website			(36k)
Baranski Hydrofoils Article by Michael Baranski			(36k)
Dactyloptera, build by Alexandr Jegorov. More images and more information.			(Several More images)
Miller hydrofoil windsurfer. Description is at http://www.foils.org/miller.htm More images.			(Several more images)
This is an International Moth class dinghy fitted with Tee foils. It has a trailing sensor arm to control the main foil and ride height. Total fully rigged weight is 30kg. Designed and built by Fastacraft in Australia. For more information see www.fastacraft.com and also the class website at www.moth-sailing.org Photos from John Ilett More images.			(Several more images)
Rohan Veal sailing at the Moth world championships in France using a Fastacraft hydrofoils built by John Ilett in Western Australia. He ended up 3^rd overall and created a lot of interest about the foils on the international moth. He expects to see a lot more people using them in the future. Rohan's website is at www.rohanveal.com and more information about the class is in the box above.
Modified Bethwaite Mk II More images and more information.
Broomstick - Hydrofoil Trimaran by Doug Halsey Original images and more information. Current Images and more information Nov 2007 Download Current Images and more information (wnw071111)
C-Class catamaran More images and more information.