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This boat appears to have been abandoned at Leigh and Lowton sailing club, last registered 2015. The cover is just about holding up, rot just starting to set in on the gunwales.  If this is your boat or maybe you're just fancy a rescue mission contact the rear commodore/berthing officer  http://llsc.org.uk/con/.  ( I have some photos)
PS Not a club rep, just trying to prevent a boat rotting away in the dinghy park.
Cheers Gareth
(Ex N3162 and 3496)

There really is no such thing as an original idea is there!  Though I was imagining the 2 foils much closer together just below the water line, so that they are a similar distance from the pivot point.  In that arrangement does the angle of attack change more for the bottom foil than the top given the relative distance from the pivot in the rudder stock.  More like this:
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-03/20/mit-sound-barrier-biplane

Surely there's an easy answer if you want more T foil but still comply with the box rule,  Twin foils, in a bi-plane type arrangement at different depths on the rudder blade! 

Eventually managed to get a photo of Bicycle Clips on the water. Pre start roll tack at the New Year's Day pursuit race at Leigh and Lowton. Good day's racing finshing 10th out of 67. the perfect hangove cure!

Gareth

Having been fully "pimped" by the previous owner Bicycle Clips is is currently testing out the skill of her new helm at Leigh and Lowton SC, I think we're starting to understand each other now! I'm loving being back in a 12 after crewing one as a kid, and it's putting the same stupid grin on my face.
Hope to bring her down to Northampton for the event in November and possible Ripon and Yeadon if I can persuade someone to sit in the front end of her.

Cheers
Gareth
N3162 Bicycle Clips