A hydrofoil sailing boat. by John Cooper

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26-MAR-2012	John Victor Cooper

A hydrofoil sailing boat.

Solent off Stokes Bay

This was a huge distance away in the Solent. Had to enlarge it in Photoshop.
The actual boat is almost like a plank of wood with a bit of shape.
The sailor sits on one of two wings that stick out of the side.
As the boat starts moving it lifts up out of the water on two hydrofoils.
For its size it moves at an incredible speed. It was miles away but it seemed to be traveling at about 40 mph.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi ,Canon EF 70-200 mm f/4L IS USM
1/1250s f/10.0 at 200.0mm iso800 hide exif

Full EXIF Info
Date/Time	26-Mar-2012 16:44:54
Make	Canon
Model	Canon EOS 400D DIGITAL
Flash Used	No
Focal Length	200 mm
Exposure Time	1/1250 sec
Aperture	f/10
ISO Equivalent	800
Exposure Bias	0.67
White Balance
Metering Mode	partial (6)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program	shutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Dave Beedon		05-Apr-2012 18:15
Hydrofoils (underwater wings) are cool devices but can be damaged when running into submerged debris. My first job at Boeing was working as a schedule planner for Boeing Marine Systems:http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/hydro.html .

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