AYRS at the RYA Dinghy and Watersports Exhibition at the Farnborough International Exhibition Centre

The AYRS will be exhibiting on stand G2 – its on the wall alongside the main corridor.  As in previous years we invite our members who visit the show to join us after the show ends on Saturday evening, 21st February.  Contact chairman@ayrs.org for details of when and where.

We have not quite finalized the design of our stand at time of writing but are hoping that these will be our two main exhibits:

• A test rig to measure the stiffness of the hydrofoils – the kind used for kite boarding, sail boarding, wing boarding, pump foiling etc.   The stiffness of the hydrofoil is a factor in how the board handles on the water and this project will put some numbers to a comparison of different boards from various manufacturers.
• An early stage prototype for a new way to mount and control a hydrofoil on a sailing craft.    The prototype parts that we will display will later be tested by mounting them on a motor boat before considering the construction of a sailing craft of around 6m hull length that would be specifically designed and built for testing alternative foil configurations.  If successful, this foil mounting concept should be scalable to larger sailing craft.

Our volunteers will be setting up the stand on the Friday afternoon before the show. Let us know if you would like to come and help so that we can tell you where and when to meet and get you through security. Also, if you do help on setting up day remember to bring a high visibility vest since the show organizers require every one on site that day to wear one.