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Sustaining Members Ihs Officers 2017 Board Of Summer 2017 The NEWSLETTER Editor: Scott Weidle International Hydrofoil Society Contributors: Mark Bebar, PO Box 157, Hume, VA 22639, USA Ray Vellinga, Worldwide Hydrofoil Community CONTENTS PRESIDENT'S REPORT SUSTAINING MEMBERS • HYDROFOIL SUP Q&A First, major thanks to the team of: • SAILOR’S PAGE Mark Bebar: Vice President and co- chairman of the Mandles Prize o A-Class Foiling Catamarans Bill White: Web page o Technical Analysis of the Roger Schaefer: Treasurer Scott Weidle: Newsletter Editor 35th America's Cup Race Harry Larsen: SmugMug editor • HYDROFOIL NEWS Martin Grimm: special projects All 11 Judges for the Mandles Prize o SeaBubble: Hydrofoil (generally requesting anonymity) Venture Welcome back to IHS activity: Scott Smith, accomplished Florida o Carton Ondule Foil hydrofoiler. • IHS NEWS This has been a terrific year for IHS OFFICERS 2017 o Joint Dinner Meeting with hydrofoils in general and the Ray Vellinga President SD-5 International Hydrofoil Society in Mark Bebar Vice President particular. New designs thrilled Roger Schaffer Treasurer o IHS New Projects enthusiasts. For example, Joel Roberts Acting Secretary electrically powered surfboards o Mandles Prize for Hydrofoil Bill White Technical Director made the market, sail powered Scott Weidle Editor Excellence hydrofoil boards of various configurations continued to gain • FROM THE ARCHIVE: THE popularity, and several classes of BOARD OF SPEEDIEST BOAT sailing hydrofoil boats engaged in DIRECTORS international racing events. Moths • IN MEMORY OF and foiling catamarans attract worldwide competitors, but the o 2015-2018 2016-2019 George “Dick” Follis biggest and most exciting Mark Bebar Harry Larsen o Michael R. Terry phenomenon is the America's Cup David Patch Tom Lang race in Bermuda. Look for my Roger Schaffer Joel Roberts article on this event in this Ray Vellinga Bill White newsletter. DISCLAIMER Other big news is the dramatic IHS chooses articles and photos for 2014-2017 potential interest to IHS members, increase in membership of IHS. Joel Billingsley but does not endorse products or Midway through 2016 I received Martin Grimm necessarily agree with the authors’ approval from the board to waive the Capt Frank Horn opinions or claims. $30 annual membership fee. We Scott Weidle have significant cash reserves to carry us for several years and asking IHS Newsletter Summer 2017 for more money took second place academics, engineers, designers, 2014-1 = bringtalent to the need to be broadly recognized manufacturers, military, aviators, 2013-4 = memberscount in the world of hydrofoils. Dropping writers, and filmmakers. Partly 2013-3 = sunnyday the dues requirement made it because of the Mandles Prize, the 2013-2 = flyingships possible to bring in a new member largest category so far is academics 2013-1 = hydrofoilworld without any specific initiative being with 715 members. The total demanded of him. Typically, a number of members is approaching A new idea for getting the archived qualified individual was welcomed 2,400. Before taking office, our newsletters out to the total into the Society. Every new short list of members was perhaps membership is to open a new, member was assured that there will 300, although it was not known how discrete web site linked to our main be no obligation and that all many of those members were alive web site. This would be a simplified personal information will be kept and foiling. Some of those site that could be maintained by one confidential. individuals date back to our interested member. Bill White and I founding in 1970, and many were will work with the individual to This way of bring in new members associated with inactive military supply a program and help him learn follows a long-standing practice by projects. the needed skills. It’s a super past president John Meyer and opportunity to learn and improve others of informing qualified Currently, our primary sources of web skills. Do I hear a volunteer? hydrofoilers that they are special, income are the annual contributions they have been awarded, the award received from our three generous A big reason for the high number of is in the mail, they are now a Sustaining Members, NAIAD academic members is their interest member of IHS, and the annual $30 Dynamics, MAPC, and Island or association with the Martin dues are waived. Most have returned Engineering. Any company or Mandles Prize for Hydrofoil thanks, but not everyone individual reading this is welcome Excellence. Martinn and Connie acknowledges the award or the to come aboard with a modest Mandles are continuing for the membership. For example, I have annual tax deductable donation. In fourth year to provide the Prize’s made several personal attempts return, we will publish articles, financing. Winning students from while in Paris over the years to provide advertisement, and create sponsoring universities have been contact a certain famous and publicity. Later this year, time granted a portion of the annual accomplished French hydrofoil permitting, I plan to make a few $4,500 divided between the first, sailor granted awards by past phone calls and perhaps expand this second, or third prizes. The administrations. No luck. No program. competition is truly international response. That is one good reason with entries from Australia, why included in each new “welcome” A major advantage to being a Tasmania, Switzerland, Netherlands, there is always an invitation to drop member of the IHS is access to all India, England, and of course the out anytime with a simple request our information and documents United States. This year we have (and perhaps save me from chasing about hydrofoils. Much of this can eight students competing. Here is a around some foreign capital). Only be found in past newsletters, which list of the 14 competing universities one such request has been received. have been traditionally password for the last four years: If you have received a “welcome” protected. Because you have a copy email, we sincerely wish you to feel of this newsletter it is indicated that Australian Maritime College, welcomed, and to enjoy our free and you are a member, so here are the University of Tasmania valuable services, with no obligation. passwords from past newsletters. Cedarville University, Ohio, USA École Polytechnique Federale de Individuals qualified for 2015-2 = hydros Lausanne, Switzerland membership include those who 2015-1 = quadrofoil Florida Institute of Technology, demonstrate an affection for 2014-3 = volga275 Melbourne, Australia hydrofoils, naval architects, 2014-2 = shipshape2014 Page 2 IHS Newsletter Summer 2017 Massachusetts Institute of and I made two videos featuring his worked with Alexander Graham Technology, Massachusetts, SWATH and SSP Ships. SWATH is Bell aboard the HD-4 hydrofoil boat. USA short for Small Waterplane Area On September 9th, 1919, on the Bra Stevens Institute of Technology, Twin Hulled Craft, and SSP for D'Or Lakes at Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Hoboken, New Jersey, USA Stable Submerged Platform. Tom the HD-4 set a world marine speed Swiss Federal Institute of has made several dramatic record of 70.86 miles per hour. Technology Zurich, Switzerland contributions to the world of Unfortunately, a year later that Technical University of Delft, hydrofoils including about 50 of his record was beat by Gar Wood in a Netherlands ships working across the globe. hydroplane named Miss America. Tolani Maritime Institute, Pune, For details go to Wikipedia India A week ago, I started reading his University of New Orleans, latest book: An Engineer’s Unified Louisianna, USA Theory of Physics that answers University of New South Wales, some of the questions left from Australia Einstein’s work. Tom, who has 4 University of Southampton, degrees including a Ph.D in England aerospace engineering from US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Pennsylvania State U, is working Maryland, USA with Cal Tech to have his theories Webb Institute, Glen Cove, NY, receive broader recognition in the USA academic community. HD-4 at Baddeck, Nova Scotia All the winning papers may be seen To navigate to our channel, go to in 1919, Wikipedia at www.foils.org. Next year’s Prize youtube.com and in the search box contestants are encouraged to type International Hydrofoil. Or The project now underway is to have contact us now and begin visit the channel: an International Hydrofoil Society preparations today. The summer reunion at Baddeck. announcement and rules for the The Facebook page, created less Featured at the event may be a 2018 Mandles Prize will be posted than one year ago by Bill White, hydrofoil Class C catamaran regatta, on our website by October 2017. continues to grow and attract home-built powered hydrofoils, increasing attention. Simply type human-powered hydrofoil, kite In other news, the 8,000 photos Facebook.com into your URL and board foils, and professionally built displayed in our Phanfare program then type in the search bar, foil craft. All members and friends were transferred to SmugMug by International Hydrofoil. Or go to are encouraged to attend. Contact Harry Larsen. There a still a few the page. Mark or Martin for details as they bugs to be worked out, but overall become available. the move was an improvement. Any member is encouraged to post Most of all, I like the large photos material to our YouTube or Now for something completely for each classification; much more Facebook locations. If problems or different. A couple of years back at attractive than the small icons from doubts arise, contact me at a social event in Paris, I met a before. [email protected] documentary film director and producer Charles de Lartigue. We Our new YouTube account, that I Mark Bebar and Martin Grimm talked and discovered mutual opened a few months back is continue to communicate with Sean likings of sailing and hydrofoils. continuing to draw attention.
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