Flying Phantom Elite
Sailboat class
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The Flying Phantom Elite is a French hydrofoil catamaran sailing dinghy that was designed by Martin Fischer and draws on the work of Alex Udin, Franck Cammas and the Groupama sailing team. It is intended as a one-design racer and was first built in 2015.[1][2][3]
| Development | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Martin Fischer |
| Location | France |
| Year | 2015 |
| Builder | Phantom International |
| Role | One-design racer |
| Name | Flying Phantom Elite |
| Boat | |
| Displacement | 363 lb (165 kg) |
| Hull | |
| Type | Catamaran |
| Construction | Carbon fibre and Nomex honeycomb sandwich |
| LOA | 18.11 ft (5.52 m) |
| Beam | 9.84 ft (3.00 m) |
| Hull appendages | |
| Keel/board type | retractable hydrofoils |
| Rudder | transom-mounted rudders |
| Rig | |
| Rig type | Bermuda rig |
| Sails | |
| Sailplan | Fractional rigged sloop |
| Mainsail area | 199.18 sq ft (18.504 m2) |
| Jib/genoa area | 53.82 sq ft (5.000 m2) |
| Gennaker area | 258.33 sq ft (24.000 m2) |
| Total sail area | 253.00 sq ft (23.504 m2) |
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The Flying Phantom Essentiel was developed in 2017 as an easier to sail hydrofoil than the Flying Phantom Elite.[4]
Production
Design
The Flying Phantom Elite is a racing sailboat, built predominantly of a pre-preg carbon fibre and Nomex honeycomb sandwich. It has a fractional sloop rig with a carbon fibre mast. The hulls have reverse-raked stems, vertical transoms, transom-hung rudders controlled by a tiller and retractable hydrofoils. It displaces 363 lb (165 kg).[1][2][3]
The dual rudders are T-shaped, while the dual hydrofoil daggerboards are L-shaped. All are made from pre-preg, autoclave-cured carbon fibre.[1][3]
The boat's mainsail and jib are made from VXM Black Technora membrane, while the gennaker is polyester.[2]