A talk about sailboat foiling: the “new black” of sailing. The Americas Cup yachts do it, Little Moths piloted by rubber Cirque du Soleil athletes do it. But, can YOU do it?
Dave Bradly: “That was the question I will endeavour to answer in this short, very personal story of foiling in sailboats. Of course we will cover technology, as it is such a pivotal piece of this puzzle, but we will also delve in to the question: is foiling for you and me? I will cover my own standing start to World Championship participation -the journey that I am committed to now, with more than a slight dose of self deprecation and humour.”
“Pics and videos to support all things that happened. Allegedly.
Come. Ask questions. Laugh. Enjoy. Maybe even be persuaded to “go like hell” yourself. I will just be back from another 9 days foiling in Florida!”
Dave Bradly started sailing at a very early age (4yrs?) with his Dad in the UK, in 505’s (him crewing) and Cadets (Dave helming). And hated every minute of it.
Dave has raced many different boats from state of the art carbon foiling catamarans to State of the Ark 2.5kt s*&t boxes. Loved them all. As an engineer, took an unnatural interest in all things sailing and related materials. Founded a company in 2007 to design, test, build sailboat foils and spars of all kinds (among other things). Toured the world racing from Sydney Australia (Aussie 18s, International 14 Worlds, and the Hobart Race), to 505 Worlds Santa Cruz, to a Farr 60 in the Fastnet Race. Found time to setup the first viable skiff racing fleet in Ottawa back in 2002, and brought the first foiler to Ottawa ; a moth in 2010. Now back to the foilers in 2019 (A Class catamaran).
Retired, dedicated father of 2 grown and almost gone children and fiancée to Debbie (getting married next year at NSC). She’s an awesome sailor too.
The galley will open at 5pm, so come early for supper and drinks, and then stay for the presentation which starts at 7.30 pm. All are welcome, and there is no fee for admission. We will merely request a small voluntary contribution to the Legacy Fund (supporting youth sailors).
Don’t miss next week’s presentation (Feb 12) by Scott Mackinnon “3 Weeks in the Windward Islands”.
The full 2020 schedule may be found here.