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rom Moths to the America’s

Cup, from the A-Class

to the Vendée Globe via

the F101, GC32, Quant

23 and many others – the

sailing world is currently in the

middle of its greatest ever evolution

as, Darwin-style, boats emerge from

the sea and start sailing above it.

e good news is that foiling,

for so long the exclusive domain of

elite sailors, is now becoming more

accessible. Lower cost options are today

available to get people into foiling for

four rather than ve gure sums of

FOILING

money and not all require Olympic-

level skills and tness. For these reasons

the RYA is backing this leading edge

of our sport by introducing brand

new foiling courses. ese will be

available at training centres across

the UK and abroad, from 2018.

To date, a signicant hurdle for new

sailors wishing to take up foiling has

been simply getting to try it. As Alan

Hillman, part of the team behind the

ying F101 trimaran, proprietor of

the Pro-Vela high performance sailing

school and author of forthcoming e

PAUL WYETH Foiling Dinghy Book maintains: “If you

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