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[March 09, 2009]

Tomahawk Foils: Tomahawk Foils: a whole new windsurfing experience! Palm Court, RYA Volvo Dinghy Show

(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) RDATE:07032009 London -- At this year's RYA Volvo Dinghy Show, Weymouth-based Tomahawk Foils will unveil its Tomahawk foil, the surface running, ventilated hydrofoil it has invented and patented for both sailing and powered water craft.

The foil has been fitted to a windsurfer on display in the Palm Courtand can also be seen on the Ovington Boats' concept dinghy on Stand C88.

The foil's inventor, Jonathan Howes explains the concept: "It's a totally new type of hydrofoil that solves many of the problems inherent in conventional foil designs. The ventilated design has features that give a wide operating speed range without moving parts and exceptional tolerance to rough water, making the windsurfer simpler, more versatile and easier to sail" The concept uses subtle upper-surface shaping to provide progressive changes in lift force with increasing speed in a similar way to an aircraft's wing flaps but without any moving parts. This means that the windsurfer lifts on to the foils at a very low speed but automatically corrects for higher speeds, giving smooth performance throughout the speed range.

Ventilated surface running allows the foil to move in and out of waves with minimal impact on foiling performance and gives speed potential without sudden changes in handling due to uncontrolled ventilation or cavitation. Not only does it fully exploit the concept's forgiving characteristics, but a windsurfer fitted with the hydrofoil still behaves like a normal windsurfer.

The design has been tested, developed and refined by well-known, Weymouthsailor and dinghy manufacturer, Linton Jenkins. He says: "The Tomahawk foil makes windsurfing enjoyable, fast, and refreshing. I've never had such fun windsurfing!" Notes to Editors: The Tomahawk Foils' team comprises: Jonathan Howes, an expert in aero, hydrodynamics and structures. He was recently the leader of the structures certification team for the A380 Airbus and has many inventions and patents to his name.

Linton Jenkinsis the leading builder of hydrofoil sailing boats in Europe through his business, FullForce Boats.

Mark Wagnerhas a background in finance and technology but has a long standing interest in hydrofoils and built his first one in 1975.

CONTACT: Tomahawk Foils Tel: +44 (0)1305 826 555 e-mail: info@tomahawkfoils.com WWW: http://www.tomahawkfoils.com Jane Allardice, Jane Allardice Communications Ltd Tel: +44 (0)1273 467 634 Tel: +44 (0)7778 521 853 e-mail: jallardice@jac-pr.com ((M2 Communications Ltd disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties.

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