CBTF’s Technology and Wild Oats Grab Attention of sailing world

by Jenny Rozelle on 6 Aug 2003 San Diego, CA – CBTF’s™ revolutionary technology continues to earn accolades on the racecourse with the Royal Prince Alfred’s victory in the 2003 Admiral’s Cup. ‘Wild Oats,’ a 60-foot Reichel-Pugh design featuring CBTF (Canting Ballast Twin Foil) technology, won the IRC Endorsed Class, leading the Australian Team to its first Admiral’s Cup victory in 24 years.

CBTF™ started as a radical innovation 11 years ago and now defines itself as an elegant, practical and effective solution for racing sailboats that has come of age as evidenced by the technology’s participation in other grand prix races and the upcoming launch of two MaxZ86s later this year.

In the 2003 Admiral’s Cup, the Australian Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club took home the coveted trophy when Bob Oatley’s ‘Wild Oats’ won the Wolf Rock race on both corrected and elapsed time. Says Chuck Robinson, President of CBTF™ Co., ‘We congratulate Bob and the entire Australian racing team on their hard work and well earned win. We’re proud that our CBTF™ technology was a part of this exciting race.’

This innovative appendage design incorporates the significant advantages of movable ballast into racing sailboat designs. A canting strut with a bulb of ballast at its tip provides righting moment quickly and easily. Because of the advantageous position of the ballast, a CBTF™ design needs only about half of the ballast required for a conventional keelboat and can be achieved at the touch of a button rather than the efforts of a large crew. This results in a lighter and therefore faster boat. Maneuverability is simplified through CBTF™’s two turning foils located forward and aft instead of the conventional rudder system. These CBTF™ developments significantly improve boat performance, as evidenced by Wild Oats’ spectacular win.

CBTF™ Co., based in San Diego, CA, developed technology to swing the keel and control the foils and now licenses this patented technology to designers around the world. For more information about CBTF™ technology and licensing, please visit our new website at ‘http://www.cbtfco.com/’.