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[*] posted on 1-6-2007 at 11:31 AM
New 'foil' kayak ... fun for Baja trips?


I was reading about this new hydrafoil kayak last night and wondering if anyone has tried one on any Baja coastal trips?

It is fast!

It is a 17-footer and looks like most flat-water racing boats, but at around 10mph, it's hull rises several inches out of the drink on aluminum foils, reducing drag and becomes what might be the fastest human-powered watercraft in history.

The kayak's two Norski designers have already clocked it at speeds just shy of the 21.28 mph record set in 1991 by a MIT pedal-powered hydrofoil.

It's spendy at $2,500...but you can win some bucks back by drag racing the ordinary kayakers down Baja-way!

It does not look like my style or speed....being of a more slow-paddle-and-look-around kind of kayaker.

If you want further info check foilkayak.com

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[*] posted on 1-6-2007 at 12:42 PM


I dont see any rod holders.
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lol.gif posted on 1-7-2007 at 03:03 PM
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[*] posted on 1-7-2007 at 05:33 PM


I don't think I'd want to paddle hard enough to get that thing up and running and I don't see anywhere comfortable to sit.:O



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[*] posted on 1-7-2007 at 09:06 PM


Wonder how it compares with that of the Hobiecat Mirage Revolution.

[Edited on 1-8-2007 by bajamigo]




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[*] posted on 1-7-2007 at 09:24 PM


Went to Google with this and they're claiming just under 17 mph with the Flyak. Doesn't look like anything but hard work to me.
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[*] posted on 1-7-2007 at 11:43 PM


IMHO, you'll lose those foils with the first hard beach landing in heavy surf.



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[*] posted on 1-8-2007 at 07:36 AM


You can view some videos of this kayak in action here.

Interesting...

http://www.foilkayak.com/

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[*] posted on 1-9-2007 at 11:22 AM


MMMMMM.............Maybe one could rig it for sailing?:O
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[*] posted on 1-9-2007 at 11:53 AM


Would require some real serious paddling.:biggrin::lol:
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