World Record tandem hydrofoil action

[mickle]

Yeah, I know it's not a recumberent but hey...

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]View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvE6Xd6tgPA&feature=player_embedded[/media]

 

[squeaker]

The lifejackets I can understand, but why the plastic hats

 

[mickle]

The lifejackets I can understand, but why the plastic hats

They are not hats they are cranial flotation devices. Probably.

 

[Bill B-J]

Not many recumbents!
Would have thought the reduced drag advantage would have payed off; perhaps more on the endurance, having less max power than the DF's.

 

[recumbentpanda]

Yebbut . . . the 'bents seemed to do really well - that back to back catamaran tandem was really flying off the line until it lost lift for some reason (broken wing?) if it had kept up that pace it would have led the field, and the winning tandem in the sprint is only just catching a solo 'bent just metres before the line (unless they had a staggered start, didn't seem so).

Looks like a whole lot of fun whatever the posture . . .

 

[NickM]

Very impressive - several pretty slick machines there