Boating New Zealand – April 2018

126 Boating New Zealand

It may look a little ungainly, but this creature

is designed to fly across the water at great speed.

A hybrid insect-cat

A

high-performance, one-design fying catamaran

constructed mainly from carbon fbre, the

Mothquito is manufactured by Spanish company

IFS (Increased Foiling System).

Designer Toni Blanc says it’s named after the

pioneering International Moth, and that the IFS system not

only increases stability and dynamic performance but also

decreases the risk of pitch-poling – all while allowing for an

oversized sail area.

Te Mothquito incorporates long, outward-facing V-foils that

increase the cat’s dynamic beam by 200 percent, providing great

lateral stability and a signifcant increase in righting moment.

Extendable arms adjust the distance of the T-foil rudders

beyond the transom. Tis increases the distance between dynamic

lift points (V-foils and rudder T-foils), extending the boat’s length

in fight by nearly 50 percent (from 3.05m to 4.50m).

Te V-foils are easily hoisted above the waterline, allowing

the Mothquito to be beached without risk of damaging the

foils. Tis system also means the boat can be launched from the

shore, without having to carry it into sufciently deep water.

Tanks to its small size and low weight, the Mothquito can

be transported on top of a car. BNZ

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TOP Revolutionary foil design ofers superior stability.

ABOVE RIGHT Finalising the design.

RIGHT Climb aboard if you dare.