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Candela aims to smash electric boat range records with its C-8, using a hydrofoil system that eliminates as much as 80 percent of the drag you’d get from a conventional design. The first prototype C-8 has now flown, and Candela has released video.Conti… Continue reading Candela celebrates the first flight of its C-8 electric hydrofoil boat
Stand-up paddleboards (SUPs), powered surfboards and even hydrofoiling surfboards are all becoming increasingly popular, but buying one of each could get expensive. That’s where the modular XFoil comes in, as it can serve as all three – if you opt for … Continue reading XFoil serves as an SUP, powered surfboard and hydrofoiling board
In recent years, we’ve heard about electric surfboards, bodyboards, hydrofoil boards and underwater scooters. Buying all of those separately could get pretty expensive, which is why the mo-jet system combines them in one modular setup.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Modular mo-jet system serves as different types of powered watercraft
[Sam Barker] had a boring dingy that he wanted to spice up a bit, so he resolved to 3D print a hydrofoil wing for it so that it could fly …read more Continue reading Trying and (Mostly) Failing to 3D Print a Hydrofoil
Back in 2016, we heard about Dutch startup Edorado’s planned electric hydrofoil, known as the 7S. Well, the company has now announced development of a bigger and better model, appropriately enough called the 8S.Continue ReadingCategory: Marine, Transpo… Continue reading Edorado 8S e-hydrofoil deploys retractable foils to hit 38 knots
Swedish boatbuilder Candela has had a busy year, introducing what it claims to be the fastest all-electric ferry in the world in March, before launching a clever hydrofoiling “flying boat” called the C-7 in June. The company has now applied its experti… Continue reading Candela’s hydrofoiling C-8 eyes new range record for electric boats
Batteries are taking their sweet time to improve, but Sweden’s Candela isn’t waiting around. This company has built a clever, low-drag hydrofoiling boat that barely touches the water, giving it a super-smooth, efficient ride and three times the range o… Continue reading Foiled again: Candela’s C7 “flying boat” smashes electric range figures
The Manta5 XE-1 Hydrofoiler first appeared on our radar in late 2017, with pre-sale registration reported in July 2018 and a small-scale pilot-production run delivered to customers in December 2019. An appearance at CES 2020 drew massive interest, with… Continue reading Manta5 Hydrofoil ebike begins production, with more models planned
So you say you want to fly above the waves on an electric hydrofoil, but you don’t have the means to buy a commercial board. Or, you don’t have the …read more Continue reading Shoot Above the Waves on This E-Foil Made from a Rifle Case
Swedish boat-builder Candela is looking to make some waves in the local water transportation scene with a fancy new foiling ferry it claims will be world-beating in a number of ways. The P-30 is designed to become the fastest all-electric passenger shi… Continue reading Foiling ferry to become the world’s fastest electric passenger ship