French shipyard Beneteau has published photos from field tests of the third generation Figaro monotype. Figaro 3 is the first serial monotype on foils. The foils in the design of this 10.9-meter sailboat, unlike the underwater wings of IMOCA 60 class yachts, have an inward-facing profile: their main purpose is not to lift the boat above water, but to reduce drift and improve the straightening moment without increasing drag.
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Figaro here, Figaro there.
Image courtesy of:
Jean-Baptiste d'Enquin
