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Hello LaLi, Thank you for your advice. No, unfortunately I do not know what he is up to. I do not know him personally.

Can I safely store my foils standing up, or leaning against a wall in a foilbag? I have a set of GRP foils and an old foam centerboard. I understand the latter should preferably be stored flat. Best, Duncan

I have seen that some forum members put their contributions on Vimeo. Would that be an option?

I was wondering if you performed CFD simulations in designing the foils? Your foils seem to have a higher aspect ratio than the commercial ones. I was also wondering how the load of the hydrofoil is transferred to the hull. This is such a fascinating project!

Really impressive Kevin! Is that a 'magic wand' like control system sensor hanging from the bowsprit? Can you tell a little bit about the control system you are using? I would love to see a movie clip of your boat taking off.

see those toes in action!

And make sure you have a boom with a strap and not with an eyelet. The bib works well. It covers all the seams of the PFD and is made of very slippery material.

I am not sure (still a beginner) aft foot over strap, forward foot under and then to force the roll both feet under the rail?? It is more common for me in 'just hiking a bit' conditions I abuse the grabrail with my toes.

I am 1.93m (6' 5'') and can easily put my toes under the rail. It also feels sort of secure that you can pull yourself into the boat by your toes.

I thought it meant putting the toes of your boots under the leeward grabrail and force the boat to roll?

I guess it is attached to a plate that the right front wheel drove onto. The tape or cloth you see is just to protect the wheel well from scrapes of the pole. How the joint of the plate and the pole is realized is unclear to me.

Did you already see the Rooster proposed hiking strap adjustment? Any comments? Best, Duncan

Thank you both. In the video I do not see anything that indicates the gust. Do you?

I have difficulty in seeing gusts approach and anticipating on them. I just see waves... What are the telltale signs? Dark spots? For instance in this video: Can you tell me how the sailor can see a gust is approaching the boat? Best, Duncan

So when will it be clear if the new rules are accepted or rejected?

Hmm. Interesting. It appears both non-legal sails have the proper insignias and are LaserPerformance products, par the symbol in the upper right corner of the page!

I bought a Harken 369 stand up boot to replace the stand up spring for the main sheet block. Installing it seems very challenging. I found a video from APS, but this boot is very small indeed (although the recommended size by Harken. Anyone experience in using a boot instead of a spring, and...

A couple of days ago I noticed that Harken used to make a 'spring cup' : a plastic washer with an edge that helps to seat the spring to keep the mainsheet ratchet block upright. Now it is apparently discontinued. Did anyone of you use such a spring cup? Best, Duncan

Thanks LaLi and Bungo Pete! Will do.

Thank you for responding. I was under the umpression that the wooden supports are attached with a layer of glass fibre and that an overly long screw could penetrate this inner layer.