Blue Heron
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On an earlier thread, there was some discussion about building a foiling Sunfish that would be similar to a Moth. I thing it's a great idea, but I have a question: How big a foil would be required to lift a Sunfish (130lbs) and it's occupant (figure 200lbs... so 330lbs total) at speeds that a Sunfish could normally reach (maybe 8 knots?) ? Once on foil you'd go faster, but wouldn't you have to first GET up onto the foils? I'm just asking.....