thanks! I 3d printed an oversized badminton ball with gopro attachment. sort of. also called chase-cam. an idea from paragliders that i modified for boat speeds. www.thingiverse.com/thing:4982005
Moth has T-foils wheras A-Cat has Z foils. Moth is still faster than A-Cat, I guess due to more drag of foils and rudders and aero drag. But A-Cat can also sail in displacement mode when there is not enough wind, making it a bit more versatile. As to flying the boat, you keep the boat flat, vs on moth you heel windwards. Cost is similar to high-end moth. Boat is full-carbon with approx 75kg rigged.
Love it - yours are the best A-Cat videos out there!
thanks!
Where is this lake? So beautiful !
Thanks. It is lake Attersee in Austria, right in front of the alps.
Wow. That's a sweet looking cat.
That is one sleek cat!
So bad ass! Are you filming with a kite? If so, can you please provide a spec? Awesome!
thanks! I 3d printed an oversized badminton ball with gopro attachment. sort of. also called chase-cam. an idea from paragliders that i modified for boat speeds. www.thingiverse.com/thing:4982005
Where & haw do you attach the chase cam rope? To the top of the mast? Is 1.5mm dyneema enough for that?
i use a 2.5mm bungee that is tied to the ring of the sail top. i prefer the bungee breaks in case I get entangled in case of capsize.
impressive how you're filming this. and handling the cat
How's one of these compare to say, one of the Exocet moths?
Moth has T-foils wheras A-Cat has Z foils. Moth is still faster than A-Cat, I guess due to more drag of foils and rudders and aero drag. But A-Cat can also sail in displacement mode when there is not enough wind, making it a bit more versatile. As to flying the boat, you keep the boat flat, vs on moth you heel windwards. Cost is similar to high-end moth. Boat is full-carbon with approx 75kg rigged.