I hope you have been following Sailrocket's current record attempt. The craft flipped once again, which is unfortunate, but Paul's safety gear provided the protection needed and he is ok.

The cause of the flip is said to be due to a wave boosting the lee pod up, combined with a failure of the main foil attachment. I know no more about this than what is on Paul's blog at this time. Even so, I am quite certain that the actual cause of the flip is due to the cross-arm wing; once it got a greater angle of attack (from the boost) it provided enough lift to flip the craft.

The main foil attachment failure would cause that foil to go more vertical and that would cause the foil (and front of the craft) to be forced up. However, without the cross-arm wing, the craft would not have flipped. It would have slid sideways (down wind) and rotated off the wind, slowing all the while. It may well have also been forced into a jibe (not pretty).

Good luck to Paul and crew in making rapid repairs and continuing their quest for the record.

Bob