A kite rig is particularly well-suited to a hydrofoil boat. the vertical component of the force that the kite creates physically raises the boat, and it lowers the minimum speed at which the boat will foil. it also, at any foiling speed, decreases the amount of required lift, which reduces the amount of induced drag created by the foils.. Kite is my own boat, co-owned with colin henwood who built her. she is a 21ft trailer sailer constructed from 9mm marine plywood sheathed in glass cloth and epoxy. with an all up weight of 750kgs she can be comfortably trailed behind a 2litre family car. draft with centreplate and rudder raised is just 10inches (250mm),…. Production of a new concept two person transoceanic kite boat. why to establish a one design ocean kite boat race series - for more information on the race events please go to www.okb-racing.com ..
The kite is a one-design planing dingy, self-bailing, easy righting for 2 people or as a single-handler. planes easily. well made, sturdy, with boom vang, out- and downhauls for sail control, not a board boat like a laser or sunfish.. The boat would be leaning toward the kite if it was attached where it is on the drawings, and the other renderings show the keel at the extreme rear of the boat in back of the attachment point of the kite. with that setup the boat could only go downwind and not even turn effectively.. Electric drive motor – a 2kw electric motor is incorporated in the boats design to provide a means of propulsion in confined areas i.e. departing a marina, and to assist with positioning the boat relative to the wind and kite during kite launch and recovery. powered by two 24v batteries the range of the drive motor will be limited by battery.
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