Gordon Baker developed and tested Monitor in the 1950’s. Monitor could get up on the foils in about 13 knots of wind and sail at about twice the true wind speed. Top speed was reported at over 30 knots, with some reports claiming 40 knots. At 40 knots, cavitation would probably have set in.
Monitor is on display at the Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Virginia.
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Wow never heard of this before . So did the hydrofoil wing actually get used ?
The Monitor sailboat project was transitioned to a motorboat. 🙁
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