Rode one of these once or twice back in high school when I worked at a yacht club. Amazing piece of engineering, but definitely fussy about conditions. Lake weeds on the foils killed it. But man, on the right day it was an absolute blast!
My family has one on a Lake in Minnesota. I'm the only one that still sails it. When everything is working well it is fabulous and fun. It's quite common that my Sail comes to an end when something breaks. The boat was just not engineered with sufficient strength given the pressures that build on all the fittings as you are pushing 30 miles an hour. A lot of money has been spent repairing the boat. It's an awful lot of work to maintain.
Michael. Looking for a sailing partner/sailboat repairman? I've owned and maintained my Nacra 5.2 since I bought it new in 1977 and here's the best part. I'm in Minneapolis!
I just saw a video about the new Vortex Pod Racer that is priced at $75k. Hobie, you could beat that by a long shot. Please bring back the development of this concept!!
I've seen one on the beach at Key sailing in Pensacola. If was on the beach and the weirdest sailing contraption I have ever seen. It had a speedometer in the cockpit that went up to 50! never saw it sail, still don't fully understand the side by side windsurfer sails, and how they are trimmed. This video shows little sail adjustment by the crew even in tacks? Some crazy vooDoo going on there would love to sail one.
From the other's comments, you need flat water and wind. A hard combo. From what little I know of marketing, there'd have to be orders in place for at least 10 times your numbers if not more. Not sure of the answer unless there are similar crafts out there
It is 2019 now, are TriFoilers still around? or did it give way to newer designs. I have not heard about TriFoilers before. Just happened to see this video.
I'm afraid to find out what that price might be. It would be cool if they took orders, and when they had enough to build 25 or 50 of them they'd build them. Sort of "limited edition" type thing.
I really thought these were going to become really popular and competition would rise.....But due to the complexity of hw setup and portability vs the more traditional cat or monohull, plus the additional cost of the design, it never really took off.... Even though it could take off and leave everyone else behind. How crazy would it be a Fort Lauderdale, FL USA to Bimini, Bahamas crossing? 3 to 6 hours?
What's the draft on one of these with all hulls down? Who owns the rights to the design, and would it be possible to have one custom built,,, for a price?
This wouldn't survive any kind of offshore conditions as it's not designed for that but there are now fully foiling ocean going multihulls though they are much bigger and faster than this one. Two French foiling Ultim class trimarans Gitana 17 and Sodebo 3 did attempts this winter for the new circumnavigation record. Both of them had to abort about third of their way in because of some small breakages but they were well ahead of the previous record and I think they will succeed in near future.
Just imagine how awesome this ship could be by now if Hobie had continued working on the design.
Hobie, look at the direction the sailing world is headed. time to bring this back with some design tweaks.
Way ahead of its time!
Rode one of these once or twice back in high school when I worked at a yacht club. Amazing piece of engineering, but definitely fussy about conditions. Lake weeds on the foils killed it. But man, on the right day it was an absolute blast!
My family has one on a Lake in Minnesota. I'm the only one that still sails it. When everything is working well it is fabulous and fun. It's quite common that my Sail comes to an end when something breaks. The boat was just not engineered with sufficient strength given the pressures that build on all the fittings as you are pushing 30 miles an hour. A lot of money has been spent repairing the boat. It's an awful lot of work to maintain.
So why not improve the parts as you replace them ??
@@1silvervespa Because eventually, you'd run out of money and the boat would be unrecognizable.
Michael. Looking for a sailing partner/sailboat repairman? I've owned and maintained my Nacra 5.2 since I bought it new in 1977 and here's the best part. I'm in Minneapolis!
this definitely says, " I WANT ONE !" ...... wow, yup... ahead of it's / his time, as Hobie always was...(RIP ...a void which can't be filled !~)
Please make it again
Brilliant. I love it.
Wow.. this was designed in 1981!! Looks like a solid modern design, not sure why it did not become more popular..
1981!? Sure?
Cost
With todays materials oh man could resolve the strength issues.
If the Doc in Back to the future could not get a delorean, I guess this could have work... It was also from that time... Incredible.
Wow! LOOK at all the wind turbines at 3:50! Forty years ago...in France.
Boy this craft will indeed Smoke ANY other sailboat in my bay,no matter how much of a catamaran you wanted to call it
A renter had one at my in-laws resort in northern WI in the 90s. Unfortunately, not enough wind to truly sail it; he moved it to Lake Superior.
One of the coolest boats ever...I'd kill to fly one...
Definitely time for a refresh.
One came to HPDO this year. What a cool machine!
I just saw a video about the new Vortex Pod Racer that is priced at $75k. Hobie, you could beat that by a long shot. Please bring back the development of this concept!!
How about that antiquated music for 80's nostalgia? Oh damn! The ghetto blaster fell overboard in the deepest part of the lake.
Genial!!! Por el aire… O el viento...
I've seen one on the beach at Key sailing in Pensacola. If was on the beach and the weirdest sailing contraption I have ever seen. It had a speedometer in the cockpit that went up to 50! never saw it sail, still don't fully understand the side by side windsurfer sails, and how they are trimmed. This video shows little sail adjustment by the crew even in tacks? Some crazy vooDoo going on there would love to sail one.
Its a shame the market didn't favor this over noisy jetski.
I wonder how a 40 ft version would look like
Cool idea!
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I don't know jet skis are on the decline too! They kept making thrm faster until they would blow through a whole tank of fuel on one outing LOL
holy awesome
Nice product...
Thats amazing
i remember see one of these Harborside in san pedro. cool sailboat
1997, the start of an evolution, we brought out same ideas same time
From the other's comments, you need flat water and wind. A hard combo. From what little I know of marketing, there'd have to be orders in place for at least 10 times your numbers if not more. Not sure of the answer unless there are similar crafts out there
Amazing
stunning, will this ever come back into production ?
Was that Alan Alda narrating part of this video?
Cool machine. I'm working on a windsurfing hydrofoil myself.
Very cool. I would love to play with one.
Bellissimo
WHAT??? Hawkeye is narrating the video and no wisecracks? Is the world coming to an end?
It is 2019 now, are TriFoilers still around? or did it give way to newer designs. I have not heard about TriFoilers before. Just happened to see this video.
Génial, pourquoi nous n’en n’avons pas chez nous? 👍👍😍😍
I'm afraid to find out what that price might be. It would be cool if they took orders, and when they had enough to build 25 or 50 of them they'd build them. Sort of "limited edition" type thing.
dude.... yes.
Ha, I'm back watching this video. I wonder how many trifoilers are in working condition today.
Id be really interested in this, if the hull was open
I really thought these were going to become really popular and competition would rise.....But due to the complexity of hw setup and portability vs the more traditional cat or monohull, plus the additional cost of the design, it never really took off....
Even though it could take off and leave everyone else behind.
How crazy would it be a Fort Lauderdale, FL USA to Bimini, Bahamas crossing? 3 to 6 hours?
Old video but still crazy as to see a small trimaran doing 40+ knots.
SO want this
When did Hobie stop producing the TriFoiler and How much was it sold for ???
Too bad, looks like a blast!
What's the draft on one of these with all hulls down? Who owns the rights to the design, and would it be possible to have one custom built,,, for a price?
Does anyone have the original footage used in this upload and could you reupload a better quality please?
As foils seem to be the in thing right now maybe Hobie should reintroduce it
How do you adjust the sails? I don't see it.
Is this hull the base for the Kite Boat video? It's looks the same with the masts & rigging removed.
Share please
I designed a kite-boat 30 years ago.. so if someone made one I'd like to know... thanks
perfect, does not have to reinvent
If you got 2 windsurfs laying around...
I like this one much better than Oracle's $100M design. Seems much safer.
TAKE MY MONEY!!!
Класс! Сколько такой сейчас стоит?🙄
Is that Alan Alda on the voice over?!
Wonder how long you could keep that speed up? Say a ocean crossing ?
Spent a lot of time on a friends Cat....if there are white caps you don't go. It will vibrate apart.
This wouldn't survive any kind of offshore conditions as it's not designed for that but there are now fully foiling ocean going multihulls though they are much bigger and faster than this one. Two French foiling Ultim class trimarans Gitana 17 and Sodebo 3 did attempts this winter for the new circumnavigation record. Both of them had to abort about third of their way in because of some small breakages but they were well ahead of the previous record and I think they will succeed in near future.
That has got to be Alan Alda narating this.
Is that Alan Alda on the voice over?
In this day and age. I am sure everything has it's price LOL
would love to play with one.... to bad I can't afford even a 1/10 of it! :-/
Is that Alan Alda commentating
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Is that Alan Alda narrating?
sounds like it.
I wonder if they still sell them and how much they cost.
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To think they past 65 knots with sailbout
40 knots at what windspeed and relative direction?
13-15 knots, abeam... AWESOME conversion efficiency of side-force to forward-velocity
Like, who did that song man..? It's claahsic.
fingalslastpint god hates fossil fuel!
Contamine his creation
A boat so wide it has two parallel main sails.
It has been done before and since.
How the hell didn’t this catch on: I bet if they marketed it now they’d sell quicker than they could make them.
Why they don't change the angle of sails ? Sails are always alighned parallel to boat.
Why not selling ?
Was Alan Alda the narrator?
Sounds like Alan Alda narrating
PASA LA PAUTA PARÁ HACERLO COMPA?
how do you stop ? haha .. never flipped ? i will stat with a canoe . pretty awesome .
you turn into the wind.
If they mate this tech with the new UFO they would really have something
why is hawkeye narrating this video?
I want...
Как так может быть на парусах и по ветру и против.там мотор стоит паруса для видимости
So what happened? Someone who had no business in it got killed going fast and sued?
Or just to complicated to rig and sail?
Фига се скорость 🤕
как на волне он пойдет?))) да и топляк если встретит?))))
I want 1
👍👍👍🇺🇦
Looks easily broken..expensive to fix
isnt one sail always getting dirty wind
short answer NO...in fact if you put them closer together they would assist one another and get more power..
Wonder what would the ancient polynesians with their bamboo crapboats say
love it and then find out it is an abandoned design. What makes this level of stupidity so ubiquitous?
Usually, it's dried up funds for further development, but in this case seeing it's a big company it could be a number of reasons.
nope: Apparent wind vs True wind, different angle.
+++++++++
monny ???
Looks complicated
aaaaaaarrgghh 😜
I can see when it crashes its going to be broken. With computer assist through your phone this could be controlled by an amateur
Allan alda? Lol
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lol america's cup sailGP
How many hours before this gets completely boring?
I'd say about 10,000 hours. Best part? No need for fuel.
possibly the worst sounding band and off key vocalist I have ever heard in my lifetime. love the video though.
Glenn Jacques shitty music
@Guybrush Threepwood more like 80s music, this was designed in 1981! They were ahead of their time.
fast but can't handle waves.
WHat?? Too many parts broke? What's wrong with this babe?
Thanks for reaching out. Is this question directed at us? If so, can you clarify? Thanks!
i'd like to know more about this boat. can you tell us more about it besides "we don't make it any more? @@HobieOfficial
Maybe it's customer service ...
Horrible music