Summanus
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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
Summanus....ancient Roman Nightly Thunder God. He liked refrieds too.
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Frank
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I dont see any rod holders.
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BajaDanD
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Foil Kayak
Foiled Again
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Oso
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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.
All my childhood I wanted to be older. Now I\'m older and this chitn sucks.
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bajamigo
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Wonder how it compares with that of the Hobiecat Mirage Revolution.
[Edited on 1-8-2007 by bajamigo]
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DENNIS
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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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DanO
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IMHO, you'll lose those foils with the first hard beach landing in heavy surf.
\"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.\" -- Frank Zappa
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Bob H
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You can view some videos of this kayak in action here.
Interesting...
http://www.foilkayak.com/
Bob H
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Crusoe
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MMMMMM.............Maybe one could rig it for sailing?
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Cypress
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Would require some real serious paddling. 
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