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WHAT MADE TE REHUTAI SO QUICK?

Flat foils

Te Rehutai’s foils were smaller and had a minimal dihedral (downward slope) which meant that the lower part of the foil arm was deeper. This provided a longer and more efficient vertical part of the foil when in the water, similar in effect to having a deeper daggerboard.

This longer cant arm also

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