Behind the revolution

Australian foil pioneer Dr Ian Ward reviews the booming success of the genre and applauds Perth boatbuilder John Ilett's contribution to dinghy sailing's new state of the art

I spent a part of last month at Black Rock in Melbourne watching the final heats of the Moth Worlds (actually, I couldn't help myself, I just had to be there). I must say that I have never seen such a huge single step forward in Moth design. Certainly the jump with the addition of wings in 1970 was big, and narrow skiffs in the 1990s have proved to be a very big improvement over Scow Moths, but nothing prepares you for the incredible performance of the foiled Moths.

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