CBTF™ - The Sailing Revolution

Today, we are seeing CBTF being incorporated in designs for both high performance racing boats and fast, comfortable cruising boats. CBTF has a bright future as designers from around the world are finding new ways to take advantage of this technology. → Boats

Canting Ballast Twin Foil™ Technology

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. → Technology

Licensing

The CBTF patents cover sailing yachts using a canting keel or ballast with fore and aft controllable foils or rudders to affect changes in side force and/or maneuvering, including sections with trim tabs and jibing daggerboards. Full details...

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Morning Glory - Photo by Bob Grieser

Big Boat Race!

September 15, 2005, it's been 8 years since the first CBTF boat sailed in the St. Francis YC Big Boat Series.... → Read More

Honolulu Race Record Smashed by Trio of CBTF Designs!

San Diego, July 28, 2005 Hasso Plattner’s CBTF equipped Reichel-Pugh 86, Morning Glory trimmed 19 hours off the Transpacific Yacht Club’s race record... → Read More

The One-Design Class Schock 40 dubbed “Boat of the Year 2001” by Sailing World Magazine

The One-Design Class Yacht is CBTF’s complete solution. At 40 feet long it is a perfect mid-size sailboat for all. With Canting Ballast Twin Foil Technology™ built into the design from step one, these boats represent the next generation in sailing.

CBTF™ Boats

Over the past 15 years. CBTF boats have evolved to the current state of the art that is represented in the new MaxZ 86’s and the Admiral’s Cup champion, Wild Oats. It all started in 1989... → More on our boats