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What Makes FOILSZ Unique?

The foilsz kit.

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  • fixed using top to bottom bolts through case - fit in 5 minutes, no holes!
  • includes hydrofoil with articulated flap.
  • including hydrofoil
  • with integrated tiller and twist grip extension.
  • includes cable to connect to front foil.
  • top rudder gudgeon spacer
  • guaranteed fun!

Some of the FOILSZ kit parts are interchangeable with a WASZP. These are the parts maked in bold . If you already have a WASZP, you can use the parts marked in bold. There is an option in the store just to buy the extra bits needed for the Laser.

Also, we will have an option for the WASZP to buy a boat without the parts you already have.

FOILSZ Kit Components

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Horizontal Foil Section

The horizontals are a hybrid of high speed sections proven in the Mach2 and low speed, high tolerance sections used in the latest low wind Mach2 foils.

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Vertical Foil Section

The vertical sections have come from proven low ventilation sections used on the Mach2.

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Rudder Stock & Tiller

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Down Position

Both the centre and rudder foils are fully retractable meaning launching is easy and safe.

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Up Position

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FOILSZ Storage and Transport

Your FOILSZ kit comes in a specially designed box that makes it very easy to transport safely. Each component fits into a padded slot so that your precision engineered FOILSZ components are safe from accidental damage when you go sailing.

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Home grown Laser Hydrofoils

Discussion in ' Sailboats ' started by Kevin Charles Rissell , Aug 1, 2019 .

Kevin Charles Rissell

Kevin Charles Rissell Junior Member

After 3 years of nights and weekends researching and designing hydrofoils, learning how to hot wire foam, make mold plugs, make molds from said plugs, learning how to do resin infusion, creating hinges and control mechanisms, and lots of sanding, my carbon fiber hydrofoils for my Laser lifted off for the first time!  

J Smythe

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Sweet! How much was the carbon fiber and resin total?  
J Smythe said: ↑ Sweet! How much was the carbon fiber and resin total? Click to expand...
Kevin Charles Rissell said: ↑ I spent approximately $1500 on the whole project, Click to expand...

Doug Lord

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Way to go!!  

BlueBell

BlueBell . . . _ _ _ . . . _ _ _

Nice work Kevin, well done. Curious why you didn't make the forward foil larger and aft foil proportionately smaller?  

Apple Hill Boater

Apple Hill Boater Junior Member

What wind speed/hull speed did it take you to lift off?  

wet feet

wet feet Senior Member

Nice job and it looks like the boat flies with a nicely judged attitude.I hope it inspires others to do something creative.  
BlueBell said: ↑ Nice work Kevin, well done. Curious why you didn't make the forward foil larger and aft foil proportionately smaller? Click to expand...
Apple Hill Boater said: ↑ What wind speed/hull speed did it take you to lift off? Click to expand...
wet feet said: ↑ Nice job and it looks like the boat flies with a nicely judged attitude.I hope it inspires others to do something creative. Click to expand...
Kevin Charles Rissell said: ↑ Actually, they are different, with the forward one being 6+ inches wider than the rudder and with an inch and a half more cord. It’s hard to tell with them being just clear coated carbon fiber. Click to expand...
BlueBell said: ↑ Thanks for that. I mean 80/20, fore and aft. I know why: design, and load distribution. Yes, video please. Click to expand...
I knew there was a reason, thank you. Have you a waterproof case or water camera? It can make a significant difference in how the pictures turn out. Using an aquarium suspended in the water and placing the camera down in it can make for interesting, transitional photos. GoPros work well too if you're able to do screen captures. Looking forward to the videos.  
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Kevin Charles Rissell said: ↑ I personally don’t know how some of those on-the-water videos are taken, Click to expand...

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Hydrofoil boats for the rest of us

By Author Fiona McGlynn

Posted on Last updated: August 18, 2023

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Glide Free Foils Laser on foils. Photo credit: sailboats.co.uk ,

Watching foiling boats fly around the America’s Cup race course, is enough to quicken any sailor’s pulse. But unless you’ve got a spare few million kicking around, most hydrofoil boats are still very much out of the average boater’s budget . There are however a few ways to experience the magic of foiling without racing towards bankruptcy.

HOW DOES HYDROFOILING WORK?

Much in the same way that air flows over and under aircraft wings to create lift, water flowing around a hydrofoil lifts a boat’s hull out of the water . Once the greater part of the boat’s surface area is out of the water, friction is greatly reduced and the boat can “fly” at faster speeds .

How fast? The 2021 America’s Cup AC75s are expected to reach top speeds of 40 to 50 knots!

Like sails, foils are not a matter of “set it and forget it”, instead the foil-attitude must be adjusted to keep the boat in flight . On the 2017 America’s Cup boats these adjustments were made by the skipper/helmsman but powered (via a hydraulic system) by crew grinding winches (or in New Zealand’s case, pedal bikes ).

Because we don’t all have Jimmy Spithill ‘s magic touch, developing highly sophisticated flight control systems is key to bringing foiling into mainstream boating. Candela, a new 25-foot production e-foiling powerboat (and 2019 Best of Boats award winner) offers such a solution with foils that change position 100 times per second! Still, at ~$240,000 it’s well beyond most boating budgets. 

Fortunately, smaller foilers (dinghies and boards) don’t require high tech flight control systems and are far less expensive . Here are a few options for (more) affordable foiling:

HYDROFOIL DINGHIES

Laser foiling kits.

Clip a foil onto your Laser and fly over the surface of the water. Two Australian based companies, Foilsz and Glide Free Foils , offer Laser foiling kits. The Glide Free kit doesn’t require any permanent fixtures, so you can easily remove it (for those days when you’re in a displacement mode mood). They say that speeds of 18-25 knots are possible with their kit, which sells for just under $4,530 AUD (~$3,00 USD). 

UFO foiling multihull

For a few bucks more you can buy a foiling catamaran. The UFO was launched in 2017 and can fly at 15-20 knots. With a price tag of $7,000, it may be the most economical multihull foiler on the market.

Take a foiling course

Some clubs and community sailing programs are adding foilers to their fleets. For example Nantucket Community Sailing offers a 3-hour semi-private class for $100 per person . Or if you’re looking for a more exotic locale, the Provela Foiling Centre in Spain offers a range of foiling classes from beginner to advanced. Their two-day “Try Fly – Foiling” class costs 200 euros and their fleet includes Foiling Moths, White Formula Whispers, WASPZs, and F101s.

HYDROFOIL KITEBOARDS

It’s not like kiteboards are sluggish to begin with, but hydrofoil boards take the sport to a whole new level, delivering speeds of 40 miles an hour ! By using a foil to lift their boards out of the water, foiling kiteboard enthusiasts get an exceptionally quiet and smooth ride – so much so, that   kiteboard riders in Silicon Valley have been spotted taking calls on their cell phones. Set up costs start at around $1,000. Take a foil boarding course and buy protective gear, this extreme water sport is not for the faint of heart.

HYDROFOIL WINDSURF BOARDS

Foiling is taking off in the windsurfing world with world champions like Robby Naish and Atoine Albeau leading the charge. It has been confirmed that windfoiling will be a class at the 2024 Olympics in Paris . Set up costs start around $2,500. 

With foiling technology trickling down into the mainstream, you can expect to see more and more high speed foiling boats and boards on the water .  Is foiling the future? Let us know what you think in the comments below.

Fiona McGlynn

Fiona McGlynn is an award-winning boating writer who created Waterborne as a place to learn about living aboard and traveling the world by sailboat. She has written for boating magazines including BoatUS, SAIL, Cruising World, and Good Old Boat. She’s also a contributing editor at Good Old Boat and BoatUS Magazine. In 2017, Fiona and her husband completed a 3-year, 13,000-mile voyage from Vancouver to Mexico to Australia on their 35-foot sailboat.

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February 16, 2022 by Sail1Design Editor 2 Comments

We have lift-off! S1D is pleased to announce that we are the North American dealer for FOILSZ, an Australian company focused on foiling at all levels and with a great deal of success doing it. These foiling kits will have your ILCA/Laser up and foiling in no time! Interested? We have kits on the way right now, and plan to rig up soon with 2 Lasers dedicated to foiling at our sailing center. These kits are completely compatible with your ILCA/Laser as it is; no modification needed to boat or rig, prices are reasonable and vary with exchange rates and shipping!

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Contact us at:  [email protected] to learn more and order yours!!

The development of FOILSZ didn´t just happen over night. It has been the culmination of over 20 years of sail, hull and foil development from the people behind KA Sail, the Bladerider & MACH2 Moths and the recently released WASPZ foiling dinghy. Everything learnt over these years in making the world´s fastest and most reliable foiling dinghies has been used to create the FOILSZ kit for Lasers. So when you buy a set of FOILSZ, you know you have many years of successful foiling pedigree backing the performance of your foiling Laser.

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The essential design elements were –

  • simple fitting to a standard Laser with no modifications to the boat or rig
  • high performance foiling in all sailable weather conditions
  • the ability to launch in shallow water from a standard Laser beach trolley
  • foils that can be fully raised or lowered from within the boat
  • an inexpensive foiling solution for all sailors
  • precision engineering and high quality components

The foiling kit had to be ready to go “straight out of the box” so that users can go foiling as soon as the kit is fitted. Everything is just right, from the foils that are designed at exactly the right angle, to the sophisticated wand system.

The design brief was also to make a kit of great quality that would give owners many years of pleasure. It had to dependable and as a result great care has been taken over the tooling, material selection and method of construction of the various FOILSZ components.

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If you have ever dreamed about foiling on your own boat but thought it would cost too much, the FOILSZ foiling kit is what you need. The FOILSZ kit attachs easily to a standard Laser dinghy. Fit the foiling kit in 10 minutes, rig your Laser and off you go. It really is that simple.

The development of FOILSZ follows a natural progression from what AMAC has learned over 10 years designing and building the MACH2 Moth and WASZP foiling dinghies. Countless hours of computer aided design and real life testing of foils and the foiling systems has resulted in the best solution to enable a standard Laser to foil. When you buy a FOILSZ kit for your Laser, you are benefiting from everything AMAC has learnt creating the championship winning MACH2 Moth and the multi award winning WASZP foiler.

Main Features

  • fits to any Laser in 10 minutes
  • no modifications to hull or rig required to go foiling
  • dynamic sensor wand for automatic ride height adjustment
  • rig and launch using a standard Laser beach trolley
  • fully retractable foils for ease of launch and retrieval
  • fine trim adjustment through rudder trim
  • go foiling in just 10-12kts of wind
  • premium grade aluminium vertical and horizontal foils for durability and long life
  • inexpensive entry to the world of foiling – maximum fun, minimum cost

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FOILSZ Foiling Kit for Laser

£ 2,818.00 (ex. VAT £ 2,348.33 )

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FOILSZ full foil kit for Laser.

Dimensions 130 × 30 × 30 cm

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The development of FOILSZ follows a natural progression from what AMAC has learned over 10 years designing and building the MACH2 Moth and WASZP foiling dinghies. Countless hours of computer aided design and real life testing of foils and the foiling systems has resulted in the best solution to enable a standard Laser to foil.

When you buy a FOILSZ kit for your Laser, you are benefiting from everything AMAC has learnt creating the championship winning MACH2 Moth and the multi award winning WASZP foiler.

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FOILSZ Foiling Kit for Laser

SZFFH104X

FOILSZ Front Foil Horizontal 104 Assembly

SZSCB

FOILSZ Kit Carry Bag

WZFRHX

Rear foil horizontal assy

WZFB

WASZP foil joiner bolt

SZCWCL

FOILSZ Wand Control Link

SZLCX

FOILSZ Wand Clamp & Wand Assembly

SZLHFFCITX

FOILSZ Top Case Insert Assembly

SZCRLA

FOILSZ Reversing Lever Axle

SZLHFFCITS

FOILSZ Laser Case Top Insert Spacer

SZFRVX

FOILSZ Rear foil vertical assembly

SZTRBX

FOILSZ Laser Rudder Box Assy

SZTTX

FOILSZ Laser Tiller Assy with Extension

SZCRHA2

FOILSZ RHA Front Connector

WZTAX

Tiller assy w/o Extension

WZTITX

Tiller Internal Tube

WZTMX

Tiller Mechanism Assy

WZTSG

Sliding gudgeon

WZTEC

Tiller extension end cap

WZTTS

Tiller tube saddle

WZTT

Tiller tube ALLOY ONLY

WZTTB

Tiller Tube Bush (Set)

WZTTBS

Tiller tube bush stopper

WZFRP

Foil Retaining Pin

Picture Number Name Description
SZX FOILSZ Foiling Kit for Laser FOILSZ full foil kit for Laser.
SZFFH104X FOILSZ Front Foil Horizontal 104 Assembly FOILSZ Front Foil Horizontal 104 Assembly inc Tips
SZSCB FOILSZ Kit Carry Bag .
WZFRHX Rear foil horizontal assy Rear foil horizontal assembly inc Tips
WZFB WASZP foil joiner bolt Custom designed M8x1.0x19mm Countersunk Bolt 316SS.
SZCWCL FOILSZ Wand Control Link Wand Control Link
SZLCX FOILSZ Wand Clamp & Wand Assembly .
SZLHFFCITX FOILSZ Top Case Insert Assembly FOILSZ Laser Case Top Insert assembly.
SZCRLA FOILSZ Reversing Lever Axle M5 x 45MM Socket Head Bolt with shank cut to 31mm.
SZLHFFCITS FOILSZ Laser Case Top Insert Spacer FOILSZ Laser Case Top Insert spacer washers for the reversing lever.
SZFRVX FOILSZ Rear foil vertical assembly Rear foil vertical assembly fully fitted
SZTRBX FOILSZ Laser Rudder Box Assy FOILSZ Laser Rudder box with webbing and laser rudder box bushes.
SZTTX FOILSZ Laser Tiller Assy with Extension Complete tiller assy with extension
SZCRHA2 FOILSZ RHA Front Connector Ride Height Adjustor - Front Connector
WZTAX Tiller assy w/o Extension Tiller assembly including internal mechanism, sliding gudgeon. Tiller extension and joint not included
WZTITX Tiller Internal Tube Tiller Internal Tube glued assy
WZTMX Tiller Mechanism Assy Tiller Mechanism with gudgeon screw and stainless steel tiller front
WZTSG Sliding gudgeon Tiller Sliding gudgeon
WZTEC Tiller extension end cap
WZTTS Tiller tube saddle
WZTT Tiller tube ALLOY ONLY Tiller tube - alloy only - machined and hard anodized
WZTTB Tiller Tube Bush (Set) Tiller Tube Bush set - includes two pieces.
WZTTBS Tiller tube bush stopper
WZFRP Foil Retaining Pin Used to pin the front and rear foil in place(Same as M2FFRP)

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  1. FOILSZ

    The new FOILSZ makes foiling on a Laser simple (and great fun!) If you have ever dreamed about foiling on your own boat but thought it would cost too much, this is what you need. The FOILSZ kit attaches easily to a standard Laser dinghy. Fit the foiling kit in 10 minutes, rig your Laser and off you go. It really is that simple.

  2. Building a FLYING BOAT: Foiling LASER design and ENIGINEERING

    In this video, I take you through my journey of designing and building a foiling system for my Laser sailboat, turning a classic boat into a hydrofoil craft...

  3. Building a Hydrofoil for a Laser Sailboat

    This video is about the whole building process of a electronic Hydrofoil for a Laser sailboat.The last video documented not to whole process. The Ruderfoil a...

  4. The FOILSZ Kit

    The FOILSZ Kit. When you purchase the FOILSZ kit, it includes everything you need to fit to your Laser and go foiling. The kit includes -. fixed using top to bottom bolts through case - fit in 5 minutes, no holes! includes hydrofoil with articulated flap. with integrated tiller and twist grip extension. includes cable to connect to front foil.

  5. Home grown Laser Hydrofoils

    Kevin Charles Rissell Junior Member. After 3 years of nights and weekends researching and designing hydrofoils, learning how to hot wire foam, make mold plugs, make molds from said plugs, learning how to do resin infusion, creating hinges and control mechanisms, and lots of sanding, my carbon fiber hydrofoils for my Laser lifted off for the ...

  6. Hydrofoil boats for the rest of us

    HYDROFOIL DINGHIES Laser foiling kits. Clip a foil onto your Laser and fly over the surface of the water. Two Australian based companies, Foilsz and Glide Free Foils, offer Laser foiling kits. The Glide Free kit doesn't require any permanent fixtures, so you can easily remove it (for those days when you're in a displacement mode mood).

  7. Laser Foils

    Fully integrated sensor wand, no special attachments, cables or modifications to your existing boat. Fully retractable foils - launch & retrieve in knee deep water. Lifts out and glides free of the water in 10-12kts of wind. Robust one-design construction, suited to all ages, weights and skill levels. More stable than a standard Laser dinghy.

  8. FOILSZ Laser/ILCA Foiling Teams Up with S1D!

    Main Features. fits to any Laser in 10 minutes. no modifications to hull or rig required to go foiling. dynamic sensor wand for automatic ride height adjustment. rig and launch using a standard Laser beach trolley. fully retractable foils for ease of launch and retrieval. fine trim adjustment through rudder trim.

  9. FOILSZ Foiling Kit for Laser

    Countless hours of computer aided design and real life testing of foils and the foiling systems has resulted in the best solution to enable a standard Laser to foil. When you buy a FOILSZ kit for your Laser, you are benefiting from everything AMAC has learnt creating the championship winning MACH2 Moth and the multi award winning WASZP foiler.

  10. Analysis and Optimization of a Hydrofoil for a Laser Sailboat A THESIS

    DESIGN OF A LASER SAILBOAT HYDROFOIL Design Considerations The goal of hydrofoil design is to maximize the lift to drag ratio and ensure that it provides enough lift to fully raise the boat at operating speeds. This means that the maximum lift-to-drag ratio, or L/D, for a given lift requirement must be achieved. Not

  11. Laser Foiling 19 knots!

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  12. Home Grown Laser Hydrofoils

    After 3 years of nights and weekends researching and designing hydrofoils, learning how to hot wire foam, make mold plugs, make molds from said plugs, learning how to do resin infusion, creating hinges and control mechanisms, and lots of sanding, my carbon fiber hydrofoils for my Laser lifted off for the first time!

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    The one versatile kit is suitable for Laser, Aero, Open Bic, Melges 14 dinghies and more. The Glide Free Advantage. Easy to learn how to Foil ... Learn More. Technical information. Foils deflect the water downwards as the boat moves forward - the upper surface also sucks the water down, both effects create lift, sufficient to lift the entire ...

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    FOILSZ Laser Case Top Insert Spacer. FOILSZ Rear foil vertical assembly. FOILSZ Laser Rudder Box Assy. FOILSZ Laser Tiller Assy with Extension. FOILSZ RHA Front Connector. ... Your Boat; Unit 11, 91-95 Tulip St; VIC 3192 Australia; Phone: +61 3 9585 3585; Email: [email protected]; ABN: 39 053 749 116;

  15. Laser Foils

    Gorilla Sailing Laser/ILCA Foil Bag or Combi Bag. £65.00. Laser/ILCA Centreboard Stop Set Holt Replica HT7020. £9.36. Laser/ILCA Carbon Tiller Extension - 85253. £90.00. Sold out. Laser Performance XD Carbon Tiller - 85002. £185.00. Sold out. Save 9%. Allen Laser Gorilla Tiller with Tiller Extension ...

  16. Sailing hydrofoil

    A sailing hydrofoil, hydrofoil sailboat, or hydrosail is a sailboat with wing-like foils mounted under the hull. ... Glide Free Foils on a Laser sailing dinghy. The first time a Laser foiled was in December 2009 by Ian Ward in Sydney, Australia. Top speeds of around 23-25kts are possible with this kit. The foils can be removed and the boat ...

  17. Foils for the Masses

    The Glide Free Foiling Kit doesn't require any permanent changes (read: holes, bolts, or other fixed hardware or attachments) to the Laser, meaning that your boat is still class-legal, provided, of course, that you remove the foiling kit prior to your next regatta. Simply remove the toggle pin on the centerboard-truck insert, remove the ...

  18. Hydrofoil

    A hydrofoil is a lifting surface, or foil, that operates in water.They are similar in appearance and purpose to aerofoils used by aeroplanes. Boats that use hydrofoil technology are also simply termed hydrofoils. As a hydrofoil craft gains speed, the hydrofoils lift the boat's hull out of the water, decreasing drag and allowing greater speeds.

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  20. How to easily take the hydrofoil to Peterhof Palace St Petersburg

    How to take the hydrofoil to Peterhof . There are several ways to get from St Petersburg to Peterhof Palace. If you arrive by train & bus (1,5 hours) or minibus (about 1 hour), you'll approach the palace from the Upper Garden.. A more scenic route to Peterhof is by hydrofoil (45 minutes). The hydrofoil (so-called meteors) is the most expensive option, but it is also the most comfortable.

  21. How To Get To Peterhof

    In general, the average schedule looks like this: — The first departure is at 11.00, then every 30-60 minutes. — The last trip to Peterhof is at 18.00 (some carriers stop at 16.30) — The last departure from Peterhof is at 18.30 (some carriers stop a bit earlier) Travel time is 35 minutes. Average ticket price in 2021: 850 rubles (when ...

  22. Onboard the Foiling Laser!

    YES! IT'S TRUE. YOU CAN FOIL ON A LASER! THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE ONE A LASER.On this occasion the wind was gusting 22knots. Top speed 17.15 knots.Some new ...

  23. Intelligent Sailing, St. Petersburg, FL

    Intelligent Sailing is offering a minimum of $50.00 or 10% off their ASA 101 Basic Keelboat Sailing course. Sailing School Reviews / Testimonials. After 9 years as a member of Intelligent Sailing, I've fulfilled personal goals of gaining confidence in my sailing abilities. The Owners/Managers/fellow members of IS have become good friends and ...