Why sail on the water when you can fly above it. Mothcast discusses all things hydrofoil and high performance sailing related. Moths, SailGP, America’s Cup and everything else. Hosted by Bruce McLeod and Luka Damic the show has lots of opinion and interview with the words best sailors.
This this episode Bruce asks, "As a international moth club sailor with constraints on time and cost, without buying more gear, how can I get from the back to the front of the fleet?" Spoiler ... I need to learn how to foil tack !!
In this episode, we discuss the Bieker moth, what makes it fast and if Luka is getting one.
Mothcast is back! After a 5 year hiatus, we dust off the microphones and re-launch the podcast. In this episode, we chat about the 2019 Chandler MacLeod International Moth Worlds in Perth and the dominance of Tom Slingsby.
Phillippe Oligario joins us to chat about all things homebuilding.
We discuss the 2014 Yapoon nations, the AC 62", foiling A class and pesky rule 52.
Luka Damic and Bruce McLeod sit down with 2 time World Champ Bora Gulari.
We discss foiling AC boats, why Dave is so fast and moth safety.
Newly crowned World Champion Josh McKnight joins us for a chat.
We discuss the 2012 moth worlds and the mothsquad cleaning up at the olympics.
We chat what we have been up to since the last show back in March.
US Correspondent Bora Gulari (BG) and George “Bear” Peet join us to discuss their wing campaign at Belmont, why they blew up, and set a new record for the number of times we say f%#k in an episode.
We sit down with Mothsquad member Joe Turner who sets us straight that Mach 2 owners develop too. We also discuss the controversy around wings at Belmont, Amac's secret Belmont weapon, Mach 2 performance amongst other things.
In this episode, we play the second half of the interview with Adam May. This show is 100% about the solid wing on his moth.
In this episode we talk with Moth development legend and the first guy to build a solid wing Adam May.
We talk about setting goals with Goalscape, Bruce's how to build a moth guide, the new Manta Moth, ask where has all the Velociraptor and Bladerider tooling gone, plus the LV trophy.
In this episode, we talk about the new boats that are being built for the worlds, plus the rulings from the worlds AGM.
In our first show for 2010 we have part 1 of our chat with Bora Gulari, Anthony Boscolo and Matt Pistay. We discuss the relative performance of the Bladerider, Mach 2 and Assassin as well as Bora’s worlds preparations for the defence of his world title.
In this show, Bruce and Luka discuss the one equipment rule, and how to get a good basic setup for a moth.
David Lister has risen to fame in the moth class with his awesome speed and boat handling. We discuss, foiling tacks, homebuilding vs buying and Bora's recent success at the worlds.
Recorded during a blackout, we discuss Luka's job at CST, sailing mid week, GPS peak speeds and the the foily 9er.
In this episode recorded at the Australian nationals we chat to Bora Gulari and Simon Payne.
In this episode we play some on the spot interviews before the last heat of the nationals. We also discuss testing AOA adjustable main foils, and why they don't work.
The final show for the 2009 nationals, as this is our last day with internet access.
We chat to Simon Payne on the Beach and reveal 1,2,3 for heat 1.
This is an "express" show. Short and sweet with the news from the 2009 Australian Moth nationals.
In this show, we sit down and discuss our preparation for the aussie moth nationals, and our opinion on the form guide for the other competitors.
John Ilett is the "father" of the modern hydrofoiling moth as we sail it today, as well as the designer and builder of the Fastacraft Prowler Zero. In addition to moths, John has built hydrofoils for Kayaks, 18 and 14 foot skiffs.
Phil Stevenson is one of the true innovators of the moth class. Over the recent years, Phil has homebuilt several moths and a development International Canoe using stressed ply, as well as designing and developing his own hydrofoils.
Current NSW moth champion, Scott Babbage is well known on the Moth championship circuit. With a best result of second overall in the 2007 worlds, Scott is working hard to go one better. When not sailing his moth, he spends his time on the Rag and Famish