Exploder A-Cat 2016
Exploder has been lots of working & developing this winter. To Australia Jakub sent a bettery of foils & rudders designs that were tested some of the best sailors in the A-Class. Brewin, Outteridge, Bundock , Beattie and others raced the Australian Nats to test new equipment.
The current production foils are Z10 (used by Brewin & which will fit A15 dagger case) & L Rudders fitted with standard rudder casting.
Using current casting is also good news fro those wanting to upgrade from their current T winglets blades.
Also Felix Egner from Landenberger has been developing with Wallmer & Caviezel (on the Scheurer G7), Noetzel & Outterdige the new Landy decksweeper. Membrane production version can be seen in this picture of the Exploder team currently training in Murcia , Spain. along the new dagger foils and the L rudders (covered).
These devels aim to put the Exploder back in the game after what we witnessed at Punta Ala, and with the background info I have on the foil development, plus the work done by Brewin on his sails be sure that the string Exploder sailing Team will turn some heads again at Medemblik.
Photo: Jacek Noetzel
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Looks like in your report the Hobies are not really present. Suggest to rewrite the article.
Thanks for the great report Wik. Great battle.
If I correctly read the results the overall winner this year is a Hobie16