"It's easy to see where a modern foiler Moth is being rigged in a boat park - you just look for the crowd. Everything about this boat draws the eye."

"a strange and new breed of racing sailboat [has] landed on the West Coast called the International Moth. The eleven-foot long, 72-pound carbon fiber boat (if you can call it a boat) is unique in that it hovers above the water by way of a hydrofoil. Since there is no drag and the boat in so incredibly light, a moth hits speeds over twenty-knots with relative ease.""

"there are the looks of amazement as the craft lifts out of the water like a hydrofoil -- with only the thin rods of the keels penetrating the surface -- and whizzes above the waves, faster than the wind and quiet as a ghost."

"The first hydrofoil moths appeared in competition less than 10 years ago. The first commercially available moth, by Australian boat designer John Ilett's company, Fastacraft, showed up in competition in 2004, the first year a hydrofoiling moth won the Moth World Championships. Since then, other manufacturers have produced similar designs and the craft have grown in popularity. The scene is biggest in Australia, but it has been catching on in the U.S."

"Whilst the new Prowler Zero made by John Ilett and Fastacraft struggled during the two day Moth World Championships last week, the boat continues to have a strong following. So strong, in fact, that Illet (the inventor of the current design of foiling Moth) has just not been able to keep up with demand. In an effort to increase supply the Australian announced last week that he was to move operations out to Vietnam where he is able to produce boats in a much higher capacity."

"The International Moth World Championships are due to begin this weekend in Weymouth, UK. The event will represent the largest gathering of foiling Moths ever, with close to 100 boats already entered..."

"It was one of those moments that occur where the significance is hard to gauge. You know, “one small step for man; one giant leap for mankind.” The International Moth class – those foiling crafts popular among high performance tech-heads in Australia and Europe – have landed in the US, and had six boats racing last weekend at Mission Bay Yacht Club in San Diego, CA."

"A dozen Moths braved a rather dire weather forecast for the Draycote Water end of season moth bash, with boats ranging from an old-school Magnum 8 to the latest in foiler technology. An unexpected five to ten knot breeze had appeared on the lake in time for the start of the race, making for some interesting tactical choices and testing the marginal wind skills of the foilers. Jason Belben sailing his Prowler showed his nationals-winning form, to take all three races by a considerable margin..."

"The Moth Nationals were held at the Portland Sailing Academy, Weymouth - better known as 'foiltown'. The event had an enthusiastic turnout despite the Worlds being held just a couple of weeks earlier in Garda. Jason Belben [sailing on a Fastacraft Prowler] was the overall winner after a close fought series with local boy Adam May."

"Extreme sailing in extreme conditions sums up the 2007 International Moth World and European Championships held at Torbole on Lake Garda in late June, expertly hosted by Circolo Vela Torbole. Sixty-three competitors from a record 14 nations competed in the ten race series over six days, all but five of the boats being fitted with hydrofoils. Ages ranged from the teenager, Sten-Mark Bachmann from Estonia who finished 45th to win the Junior title, to UK Grand Master, Colin Newman, aged 64, who finished 38th and best of the four over 55 year olds"

"John Ilett's Fastacraft 'Prowler' boats had now won every race of the 2005 and 2006 Worlds... anyone would say that the Fastacraft hulls are already of a far superior standard compared to any other class and [John] obviously spends a significant amount of time on the little things that make the difference. Ilett has also produced a new mould for his foils [which] claimed the top 5 positions at the 2006 Worlds, and were obviously the choice of foils when it came to the lighter and more moderate winds."

"In race one Si Payne [sailing a Fastacraft Prowler] quickly established his mastery of foiling, leading from the start and lapping everyone bar Adam May. These two are the only foilers with a season's experience behind them. The gap to the 'foilschool' fleet and the first of the lowriders was considerable."

"Garth and John Ilett in Perth, Australia developed a two-hydrofoil system for the moth with active flap control for the main foil via a surface sensor. John's company Fastacraft was the first to produce a commercially available International Moth. Fasta Craft's Prowler design, superseded in 2008 by the F-Zero, features a carbon-fiber hull, inverted "T" foils on the centerboard and rudder, and it can reach speeds of over 27 knots."