Hello all/Toby
I was hoping we/Toby could add some topics or sub - genres to this hydrofoil forum. I would love to see a DIY or homebuild section in this forum as well as Stickys and threads that continue for years and even hundreds of pages. I built discus launch R/C gliders for years with the amazing help of people I met on rcgroups.com . That awesome forum was a link to the most comprehensive and hi-tec information and kind helpful people that one could hope for. Sure it had flaws and petty quibbling, but that's part of the deal.
The French have a huge community of KBHF builders and are still arguably ahead of the game on design. I think this is because of their forum. I have many many hours of building successes and failures which I would love to share and swap with like minded builders, but I have not been able to connect with them in English yet. This networking could seriously advance design, save time and countless unnecessary mistakes and promote simplicity and sensible design. The best Research and development can indeed come from the private sector!
Subjects like "help me choose a hydrofoil" and "hydrofoil videos" should always be available of the first page or close. Some questions get asked over and over instead of just continuing in a long existing comprehensive thread.
I want to build and share and learn at the same time ,but the feedback I have received from my limited posts have been less than motivating. I think this is only because building posts occupy the same space as beginner tips and kite reviews. A section where only interested builders visit might funnel the attention to it's appropriate place.
Anyhow , Thanks for a great forum, I check in daily with great interest. Foiling has been like starting all over again in 1984 with whitecaps and weather radios!!
Thanks for listening, Dirk