Glide Free Design
How foils work
Foils deflect the water downards as the boat moves forward – the upper surface also sucks the water down, both effects create lift, sufficient to lift the entire boat clear of the water. Compared with a displacement and planing surfaces, there is much less drag due to the greatly reduced surface area and elimination of wave making resistance – the boat can then easily go twice as fast as when pushing water with the hull!
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How foils work
Foils deflect the water downards as the boat moves forward – the upper surface also sucks the water down, both effects create lift, sufficient to lift the entire boat clear of the water. Compared with a displacement and planing surfaces, there is much less drag due to the greatly reduced surface area and elimination of wave making resistance – the boat can then easily go twice as fast as when pushing water with the hull!
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Technical articles
Product description
Foil Setup
Operating Instructions
Sailing Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
Features, Benefits and Advantages
Coaching support
Technical articles
Product description
Foil Setup
Operating Instructions
Sailing Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
Features, Benefits and Advantages
Coaching support
Technical articles
Product description
Foil Setup
Operating Instructions
Sailing Tips
Frequently Asked Questions
Features, Benefits and Advantages
Coaching support
Distributors
Glide Free Design has worked solidly to develop and engineer our own unique foiling system for retrofitting to a wide range of sailing dinghies including the Laser, RS Aero, O'pen Bic, and Melges 14. Our foils are manufactured entirely in Australia under our own strict control, from locally produced components and materials. Our high quality foils are distributed globally, direct from our factory in Sydney.
We believe that learning to use our Glide Free Foils on dinghies requires perseverance, akin to learning to sailboard, and as such requires local promotion, support and training to produce the best results for our customers. For this reason we have appointed local distributors who stock, sell, service and support our product. We recommend that you purchase from our distributors in your local area, where you can get the local support you require.
Please refer to our approved distributor and dealer list below, with links to their website, where you can order our product for local delivery. Enquiries: Contact us!
Distributors
Glide Free Design has worked solidly to develop and engineer our own unique foiling system for retrofitting to a wide range of sailing dinghies including the Laser, RS Aero, O'pen Bic, and Melges 14. Our foils are manufactured entirely in Australia under our own strict control, from locally produced components and materials. Our high quality foils are distributed globally, direct from our factory in Sydney.
We believe that learning to use our Glide Free Foils on dinghies requires perseverance, akin to learning to sailboard, and as such requires local promotion, support and training to produce the best results for our customers. For this reason we have appointed local distributors who stock, sell, service and support our product. We recommend that you purchase from our distributors in your local area, where you can get the local support you require.
Please refer to our approved distributor and dealer list below, with links to their website, where you can order our product for local delivery. Enquiries: Contact us!
Glide Free Design has worked solidly to develop and engineer our own unique foiling system for retrofitting to a wide range of sailing dinghies including the Laser, RS Aero, O'pen Bic, and Melges 14. Our foils are manufactured entirely in Australia under our own strict control, from locally produced components and materials. Our high quality foils are distributed globally, direct from our factory in Sydney.
We believe that learning to use our Glide Free Foils on dinghies requires perseverance, akin to learning to sailboard, and as such requires local promotion, support and training to produce the best results for our customers. For this reason we have appointed local distributors who stock, sell, service and support our product. We recommend that you purchase from our distributors in your local area, where you can get the local support you require.
Please refer to our approved distributor and dealer list below, with links to their website, where you can order our product for local delivery. Enquiries: Contact us!
Distributors
Glide Free Design has worked solidly to develop and engineer our own unique foiling system for retrofitting to a wide range of sailing dinghies including the Laser, RS Aero, O'pen Bic, and Melges 14. Our foils are manufactured entirely in Australia under our own strict control, from locally produced components and materials. Our high quality foils are distributed globally, direct from our factory in Sydney.
We believe that learning to use our Glide Free Foils on dinghies requires perseverance, akin to learning to sailboard, and as such requires local promotion, support and training to produce the best results for our customers. For this reason we have appointed local distributors who stock, sell, service and support our product. We recommend that you purchase from our distributors in your local area, where you can get the local support you require.
Please refer to our approved distributor and dealer list below, with links to their website, where you can order our product for local delivery. Enquiries: Contact us!
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