Canting Ballast Twin Foil™ (CBTF™) technology is an elegant yet
practical and effective solution that incorporates the significant
advantages of movable ballast into cruising and 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 its growing popularity on racing
(especially offshore racing) and cruising boats around the world. CBTF™
is the only moveable ballast system that provides safe, reliable and
non-intrusive performance for everyday sailing.
