DynaYacht become CBTF as demand explodes

by Peter Isler on 13 May 2003 DynaYacht, the company that developed and patented the innovative Canting Ballast - Twin Foil (CBTF) technology has changed its name to CBTF Co.

'Thanks to the success of the existing fleet of CBTF boats, and the two new, CBTF equipped maxZ86 class sloops currently under construction, the interest in this technology has really exploded.

We are being deluged by designers, builders and potential customers with requests for information about this technology. As our primary focus is now
promoting CBTF, supplying licenses to builders and providing technological support, we felt that the name change was in order. This will benefit the
sailing industry and its customers, and allow us to more rapidly expand CBTF into the production cruising boat and mega-yacht market,' said
DynaYacht President, Chuck Robinson.

CBTF technology is the most efficient and versatile of all the moveable ballast technologies that are having such a major impact on the world of
sailing.

By cleverly separating the functions of a traditional keel and rudder underbody - CBTF technology allows a sailboat to be lighter, faster,
more comfortable and easier to handle.

These benefits have application in a wide range of boats - from recreational cruisers to all-out highest performers.

CBTF features two moveable foils - positioned fore and aft at the optimum point of a moving hull's wave form - which provide the steering and anti-leeway functions. The most common CBTF designs to date have featured fully controllable (by wheel or tiller) fore and aft foils - but the technology also allows for a gybing daggerboard to be employed up forward - which can be an attractive option in certain applications.

In all configurations a ballast pod is attached to a slender canting appendage near the boat's centerline providing the counter-heeling forces that balance the pressure of the wind on the sails.

All this is packaged into an innovative system that is safe, easy to operate and well-engineered
having benefited from over 15 years of development.

The first CBTF boats were all 'retrofits' which DynaYacht used to refine the technology and develop its patent. These included a Soling, Catalina
30 and Hobie 33. In 1997, DynaYacht designed and produced the original CBTF boat - a 40 foot sport boat, Red Hornet which impressed all with its
performance in major races on both coasts and the Great Lakes. Assisting Robinson during this developmental process were DynaYacht's
engineers/designers Bill Burns and Matt Brown.

America's Cup veteran, Peter Isler has also long been associated with the company, and campaigned
the Red Hornet.

More recently, the production version of the Red Hornet , the Schock 40 won Sailing World Magazine's coveted 'Overall Boat of the Year' award in
2001. In 2002, the largest CBTF equipped boat to date, Wild Oats, an Australian based Reichel/Pugh design recorded a stunning victory in Hamilton Island Race Week.

Like its CBTF predecessors, Wild Oats easily
outpaced much larger boats. That performance caught the attention of Olympic Gold Medalist Robbie Haines', project director of Roy Disney's
Pyewacket program. And soon thereafter, the new maxZ86 class was announced, with the first two boats under construction being CBTF designs
(for Disney and Hasso Plattner).

Meanwhile Wild Oats is headed overseas
this summer to compete in the Admirals Cup.

CBTF Co is now promoting its technology widely to the marine industry.

'It's been a long road. We worked hard to develop CBTF, and we believe that the success we have achieved to date is just the beginning. CBTF Co
is now ready to assist any designer and builder in obtaining a license and optimizing the use of the technology. We've had a lot of interest from
most of the well-known design firms around the world - and it's not just for racing boats,' notes Robinson. 'CBTF has even greater application for
cruising boats. All that weight saving in the ballast can be lavished on the interior amenities.'

'I'm excited by this pending change to our company. Now, rather than focusing on designing and producing CBTF boats, we open up CBTF to everyone
- and we are better positioned to support the technology that we have developed. The net result is that CBTF will be more widely available sooner
than if we stayed the course on our own.'

For more information on CBTF technology and the creation of CBTF Company, stay tuned to this website: www.cbtfco.com