Charal IMOCA 60: V2 Foils in Action
Video & Photo by Charal Sailing Team. – New main foil version for Charal IMOCA 60 with a smoother s-bend shape than the original stepped Polyhedral version.
Expanding width in such way with outward foils its a great contradiction for monohulls core concept, slowly progressing towards a Multi ‘wannabe’… In the future they will end adding a second hull??…
Still, what a beast Charal IMOCA60 is. Full driving power while offshore racing, demonstrating a great contrast vs the restricted and delicate AC75 in terms of the wind range they would be able to race, specially in the lower end. An IMOCA like solution would solve the 5kntos unexpected tumbledowns for instance.
I just heard that my great sailing friend and former CEO of Hobiecat Europe has passed. May The endless oceans…
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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