We drive the world's first foiling electric boat | Candela C-7 review | Motor Boat & Yachting

At the recent Cannes Yachting Festival, MBY editor Hugo Andreae took the helm of the Candela C-7, the world’s first foiling electric boat, for the flight of a lifetime...
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Candela C-7 specifications
LOA: 25ft 3in (7.7m)
Beam: 7ft 10in (2.4m)
Weight: 1,300kg
Motor: 55kW Torqeedo
Battery: 40kWh Lithium Ion
Top speed: 30 knots
Range: 50nm @ 22knots +8nm @ 5knots
Wave height: Up to 1.1m
Draft: 0.7m (foils lifted) 1.5m (foils down)
Foiling capacity: 800kg
Price: €265,000 (ex. VAT)
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[@thomasabbott6059]

The drag must be so reduced that this makes a lot of sense for an E-boat to give it decent range. Will be interesting to see this technology moving forward

[@_Yep_Yep_]

Like a container ship

[@0xsergy]

@@_Yep_Yep_ maybe not of that scale but medium sized ships can def be made to hydrofoil. maybe faster lighter medium shipping vessels for essential shipping? manufacturing has to be brought locally either way to bring down on shipping requirements overall.

[@miketworld]

That is one smooth ride! But can it survive Haulover Inlet that's what I want to see...

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

😆👌🏻

[@humlakullen]

Even battle ships and submarines stay away from Haulover...

[@miketworld]

@@humlakullen 😂

[@johnbumpus7138]

There’s nothing scary or difficult about haulover inlet

[@Muskieangler]

@@johnbumpus7138 I think it depends on the day, but the original comment was asking how this boat or foil boats would fare in haulover type chop.

[@bobuncle8704]

The transformation when it lifts out of the water is remarkable. I want one

[@williamconrad1087]

I want two of them.

[@tucker8071]

@@williamconrad1087 i want three

[@umbiamos3415]

HI Hugo, thanks for coming by in Cannes was a pleasure taking you out on our Candela C-7. see you next time eather in venice for the boat show or on the lake. best

[@hugoandreae3495]

Thank you for taking me out. Can’t wait to try the new C-8!

[@olliefoxx7165]

It's a well designed beautiful boat. Kudos to the people who get to take this work of art out on a sunny day. It's quite as a whisper and glides across the water like a summer breeze. Well done to the designers, fabricators and craftsman that put her together.

[@daveh2162]

Passing other boats in a "No Wake" zone must be kind of fun

[@Charles53412]

LOL, It's still a speed restricted zone ! Which means, it is still a Ticket if busted !! It's not like people don't do it any way either. No Wake Zone Tickets are the main revenue generators on any waterway , besides Alcohol !

[@jandersen6802]

@@Charles53412 Then regulations need to change to accept hydrofoils.

[@Charles53412]

@@jandersen6802 Why should a foil be exempted in a speed zone ? A foil is only good once your on plane. Which would mean, one would be breaking the speed limit in a No wake Zone !

[@yeetandskeet]

@@jandersen6802 I mean no, theyd still make a huge wake when speeding up, and going fast in a crowded area is dangerous regardless of wake

[@johnsummers172]

manatees

[@bunksunbound5785]

Cabin crew take seats for take off. Capt Hugo will be flying us today! What an amazing machine 👍🏼

[@steffenbuettner4294]

The guy giving the demo did a really good job explaining everything, props!

[@Ob1sdarkside]

That's incredible. So quiet and smooth.

[@XiBaXha]

Quite?! 🤣

[@Ob1sdarkside]

@@XiBaXha I can't blame autocorrect for that, doh!

[@jandersen6802]

The next version has the motor in a pod underwater and is completely silent. It is called the C8

[@chrish2996]

Hi Hugo. That is amazing. This would make a great tender/chase boat for a superyacht. Hard to believe it's electric. The future is here. Thanks 😊

[@darthkek1953]

Tender, yes. Chase? You won't chase it very far...

[@hugoandreae3495]

Certainly a great tender and water sports toy. Even the wealthiest charter guests would enjoy a ride in one of these

[@N4CR]

Nikola Tesla made an electric boat in the late 1890s/early 1900s that didn't even need batteries to run ;) We are still behind him because of ignorance of his work, discoveries and claims.

[@markcampbell7577]

Edison generators and dynamos easily replace fossil fuels and battery powered electric boat.

[@maise1836]

I am born in 2006 will I still be alive in year 2706?

[@nickwebb9290]

Love this technology, a wonderful look at the way forward for boating. Fabulous 👍

[@corail53]

It's nothing new though - electric motors are old tech - batteries+inverters are the only areas where their is new ish tech being developed and that will hit a wall. Hydroplanes have been around a hell of a long time as well and never took off due to sort of limited applications so not exactly what is to get excited about here.

[@tbas8741]

Completely useless if the weather turns rough and seas more than 1-2ft rough. Then you stuck in a normal slow boat.

[@blewyd]

This is amazing. I'm glad we're finally making electric boats quick, after some time and advancement electric boats will be going way faster, longer range, and more efficient than fueled powered boats. This is a major improvement.

[@sandergjertsenstvold1051]

They're already way more efficient

[@blewyd]

@@sandergjertsenstvold1051 I meant efficient in terms of putting the motors power to the water. Currently, they cant use all of the motors power when flat out, meaning it can't go faster than 30kts.

[@sandergjertsenstvold1051]

@@blewyd Yes Indeed, but that was specifically for the Candela, due to the foils possibly being too stressed at higher speeds. With stronger foils/ a regular hull boat, it's not an issue.

[@A-FrameWedge]

Longer range, no, not unless nuclear powered.

[@gooble69]

EV's are popular these days, but most people don't seem to understand the physical limitations of electrical storage. It all comes down to energy density, and fossil fuels are least 10x more dense than electrical, meaning they'll never be better for portable applications. So sure, for a quick trip around the harbour or lake it could work, but it's never going to replace the ICE for anything that needs load or range.

[@johno9507]

As a kid in the 80s I used to love taking the Sydney (Australia) to Manly hydrofoil, the boat rising out of the water was just fascinating to me. 🙂🇦🇺

[@antcap66]

Yes and a lot smoother / faster than taking the traditional ferry. It was a sad day when the hydrofoils were decommissioned.

[@garyspeed8961]

agree,, the same wonderful sensation of flying as speed increased

[@cranegantry868]

I remember it too.

[@petergoodall6258]

The hydrofoils were the last ferries to shutdown in heavy weather. Very seaworthy.

[@ratherbefoilin]

That just blew my mind! and that range too, on pure electric, incredible.

[@biguprochester]

@12gFren cold fusion ?

[@Bronzeone1956]

@@biguprochester We already have floating boats in the military, that ride about 3-5 feet above the water , WITH NO PROP IN THE WATER. !

[@julesslim8229]

@@Bronzeone1956 what powers it if no props in the water?

[@Humbulla93]

@@julesslim8229 waterjets, the USS freedom uses this kind of propulsion system

[@corail53]

It's not that amazing. Its not even new tech.

[@giuseppe3452]

I personally have tried it, it is stunning how it works, very smooth and it is fast too. Only concern: seaweed

[@ericobut]

I had the same question Eg what happens when one foil is fouled

[@maxbenneton2328]

Silly peasants, you just throw it out and get a new one.

[@jasonudall8614]

And pot buoys

[@MurseTech64]

@@maxbenneton2328 throw what out?

[@SEOTeamBerlin]

just don't use it in seaweed areas 😂

[@iancharlton678]

Fascinating if expensive boat/plane/ekranoplan…. Reminds me of many hours watching the huge Boeing jet foil ferries on KZbin…. Crossing between Hong Kong and Macau…. mesmerising…. 🙂

[@palbrekke9455]

I really wish I had a few hundred thousand Euros lying around so I could order the Candela C-8, which they are now taking pre-orders for on their website. Larger and better than the C-7, and as Hugo said - feels like the start of electric boating! Congratulations to Candela!

[@hugoandreae3495]

Totally agree. The C-7 is really a proof of concept. The C-8 will be the real game-changer.

[@blueocean2510]

It could be leased, spread the cost.

[@EugeneCooper]

The superiority of the innovation of this electric boat in comparison with the competition is the same as the superiority of the Norman Drakkar of the Middle Ages in comparison with the ships of that time from other countries. Sweden! That says it all. :) You are best!

[@8180634]

My wife would love this, she hates when the water is bumpy. Also wow electric boat motors have come a long way.

[@anglosaxonmike8325]

Come a long way? One hour range and ten hours to charge, for 250,000 euro? Are you joking?

[@8180634]

@@anglosaxonmike8325 rewind 20 years and show me a single electric boat that can cruise on plane for an hour.

[@SuperCatacata]

@@8180634 Don't mind Mikey, he probably wasn't even alive 20 years ago. It's astonishing how fast technology progresses.

[@jaffaholland4039]

This is in my view the best boat video ever, given that it is clean energy, much more quiet and overall better for the planet, as the tech grows, the boats will get bigger and faster. Outstanding.

[@hugoandreae3495]

Thank you, that’s great to hear

[@AngryRambro]

Very cool, I wonder how it would cope with hitting a submerged log

[@nickbommarito3472]

Probably about as good as your boat would do hitting a submerged log which would be NOT GOOD.

[@AngryRambro]

@@nickbommarito3472 my boat survived with some gelcoat damage and the outboard kicked up. Lots of submerged logs where I live. I was just wondering if they had designed the legs to shear off at a certain level of impact to save the hull from sinking

[@FinnishArmy]

@@AngryRambro People who buy this aren't going to be using it at a location with submerged logs.

[@AngryRambro]

@@FinnishArmy That's the problem, they can be anywhere in the ocean or lakes, you don't know till you hit them

[@hopefultoo]

Amazing new way of going in circles! A thing human beings love to do.

[@BillLaBrie]

Boats encourage some to go in circles while accompanied by coked-up models in bikinis, which somehow enhances the circular experience.

[@gudfarfar]

Very nice to see the new technology coming to boats as well as cars. Those foils make for a very smooth ride and very low sound. That boat in matt black would be a real stealth machine at night. Good speed and no wake or much noise to give you away to the enemies you are closing in on, before you suddenly are on top of them. Very nice indeed!

[@BillLaBrie]

Good for smuggling drugs, man.

[@gooble69]

@@BillLaBrie Yeah because radar and infrared isn't a thing...

[@BillLaBrie]

@@gooble69 I can tell you know a lot about drug smuggling. Can you share your secrets.

[@shanefiddle]

This is so great. Definitely the future of motor boats.

[@BotanyDegreePilkerton]

Humans truly are the cream of the crop, mother nature's finest, well done team humanity

[@sw33tr1de4]

Bloody impressive engineering alot of people just see a hydrofoil boat imagine the man hours in research and testing just to make this possible absoloutely brilliant

[@michiganengineer8621]

Amazing boat and technology. Now all that's really needed is the battery technology to catch up with electric motors.

[@markthomas919]

Whilst the presenter's enthusiasm is quite natural, a few questions about issues to the salesman would have been appreciated. Eg striking semi submerged logs, weed, plastic bags etc, how to clear foils. Not that I could afford one of these anyway!

[@DavidOfWhitehills]

Seat belts.

[@lindacares2215]

Great points!!!!!

[@MotorBoatYachting]

It's a fair point but I have answered the question on here before. Things like weed and bags are unlikely to make any difference unless there's so much of it that it slows it down enough to drop off its foils. In that case you may need to stop, reverse, let it float away or if needs be lift the foils, remove the debris and and start again. If you hit something immovable like a log then they are designed to break off and leave the hull intact. Not ideal but hitting a rock or log in a 'normal' boat is not going to end well either

[@markthomas919]

@@MotorBoatYachting Thanks for your reply, helps to bring a balanced view, nice bit of kit, I wouldn't refuse one as a gift!!!:-)

[@HondoTrailside]

@@MotorBoatYachting Interesting. Manatee killer from the look of it. Could have a scanning sonar or something.

[@SoundzAlive1]

I'd say that it produces a com trail like a jet. Maybe they could have a way of folding out a large roof with thin flexible solar panels when you stop for lunch etc. André

[@steyn1775]

Lol wtf are you talking about?

[@procrastinator1842]

People that think solar panels on boats/cars actually being able to negate their weight and drag by producing electricity, failed highschool science.

[@joshmason6169]

I’ve been waiting with baited breath for someone to move into the foiled electric boat building. This is just the beginning. This bait gets almost half the mileage of an electric car… imagine that?!?! That’s a massive difference.

[@sam_s_]

What is the point of a boat like this? Seems very dull if you can't pull a skier or something.

[@HondoTrailside]

@@sam_s_ Yeah, the problem is boats are largely sold on they non-utility, nobody buys a boat to commute, the way they used to with the commuters. It is all for doing donuts and screwing around bothering people. But imagine a boat that is as practical as a car, and fast, and does not create a lot of pollution, other than the huge amounts in it's creation.

[@Humbulla93]

@@HondoTrailside and now imagine this technology on huge tankers, that would be insane the amount of energy saved and faster delivery times would be a worldwide gamechanger also much less pollution as you stated

[@wickedleeloopy2115]

Using hydrofoils is an efficent design that will be needed when transforming into electric boating. I like it 👌

[@stanleyvladimirweatherfiel6828]

Very interesting machine. It would have done less damage to the shores inside the harbor going 30 knots than it did @ 5 knots... Imagine that..

[@codyjones6474]

yeah because waves are soo unnatural

[@0xsergy]

@@codyjones6474 even the wake from a small motorboat is as big as most of the waves I see on a day to day basis and I live on the ocean shore. Most days it's hella smooth out there, at least for quite a while away from shore.

[@marcrodriguez2884]

​@@codyjones6474 yeah because shoreline erosion from motor boats is just another liberal hoax.

[@minemine6250]

Great little boat, I’d love to try it. Excellent video👍👍👍👍

[@hugoandreae3495]

Thank you, it was a lot of fun to make

[@ridefast0]

30kts and no wake? Try a hovercraft (but I admit the steering will be more precise on this expensive hydrofoil). Where a hovercraft will go next is often a mystery even for the driver/pilot.

[@MPWells-mb4po]

What an incredible boat. That must feel so cool.

[@staxter6]

A tad like a P38 Range Rovers ECS and air bag suspension, not too shabby at all,

[@Random-rt5ec]

My boat is “delicate” built just strong enough not to fall apart in calm seas according to our computer models. Other than that AWESOME! I love how quiet it runs, it would make for a wonderful lake boat.

[@schwags1969]

That is a cool technology. $260K is a bit steep however I do like it.

[@kenhiett5266]

A bit steep? 265k is an absolutely ludicrous amount of money for a boat of this size.

[@atnfn]

@@kenhiett5266 Toys for billionaires.

[@kenhiett5266]

@@atnfn The foil feature is cool, but even a billionaire should feel like a fool paying 3 times as much as a comparable boat for that feature.

[@Hondeer]

Foils have just came to windsurfing as well. When it would be a 6.0-6.8 day, you can get away with a 3.4-3.6. So much smoother and efficient! (force of wind goes up with the square of the area FWIW) I imagine this is how electric marine would be possible simple because of the energy savings!

[@Humbulla93]

if you know the car company rimac, they have announced that they are planning on building an electric boat. i would personally add an gas turbine as a range extender. now if this technology can be scaled up for tankers that would be huge

[@Hondeer]

@@Humbulla93 Wouldn't that be wild to see a 1200' vessel cruising at 35kts twenty feet above the sea?

[@loludied552]

@@Humbulla93 it’s unlikely that it will be scaled up to tankers. Batteries are still poor at storing energy with low mass. there is an electric Chinese container ship, but it’s range and top speed is appalling, 50 miles until it runs out of battery and a top speed of 8 miles per hour and this was in mid 2020. In theory you could stick hydrofoils on a tanker, but hydrofoils are inefficient at low speeds, you need to get them in high speeds before the foils start to do anything useful, and hydrofoils are fragile and take up a lot of space which is not ideal for a ship that has to take a beating in hard weather and choppy water and for a maintenance point of view. I would say fuel cell (assuming we don’t have to use platinum to make the fuel cells) or HCCI engines with synthetic sustainable fuel (such as ethanol) is probably the future.

[@jeanlouisonlife537]

Todays new wave of Foiling tech started in the windsurfing/sailing scene!!🤙🤙 Still remember testing out a pre production windsurffoiler some years ago. I asked the developers how it was like. "you will fly" 😎😎

[@ameremortal]

It gives getting on plane a new meaning.

[@paulfrost4678]

What a great video of an awesome boat . Thanks Hugo

[@sunnybeachwalks4k2022]

Incredible

[@andrewrlitster9966]

Too me I am very impressed, so well presented.

[@DJ-uk5mm]

Back in the 1960’s they use to race hydrofoils and hydroplanes in north Norfolk . Good to see this technology back

[@xyzcomp08]

I'm not sure how much software is involved here. When I was young, my family owned a Dynafoil, which operated exactly the same way. I do have to say, this is one elegant design. The ride is reminiscent of the ride I had on that Dynafoil, it was like riding a motorcycle on water.

[@sunking2001]

It's interesting that you mentioned Dynafoil. I was actually interested in buying one a long time ago. I have one of their brochures. However...they did not survive very well. I believe it was because of the safety of a "spinning prop" under water.

[@xyzcomp08]

@@sunking2001 there were no safety issues. The prop was disengaged with a foot pedal if you fell out. The founder got tired of the claims. To my knowledge, nobody ever got hurt. The rider was between two or three feet from the prop. No less safe than any other boat with a spinning prop.

[@everyonechill3184]

This boat is actually pretty amazing

[@Pixelplanet5]

if they can make this kind of boat a lot cheaper it would be amazing. The running cost of this boat are so small that having this on a cheaper boat would make boating much more accessible for everyone.

[@tanyasteers4802]

All the light weight composite crap is super expensive

[@fudogwhisperer3590]

As more research goes in the cheaper it will become.

[@jwbnscacpt]

Very nice! The future of boating

[@Mr91495osh]

This is a very interesting boat. I like the two concepts it is taking advantage of and they both meld perfectly. The quiet propulsion of Electric And the smoothness of foils. I see only two problems, 1. The cost and 2. DON’T run aground bc the sudden stop could be horrific.

[@troywalt4834]

Would be cool if they significantly increase production to make it mainstream because this is definitely the future of lightweight boats.

[@sparty94]

boats have their own unique challenges, but i think that electric propulsion makes sense for some situations. the foils are neat too, it has to be more efficient and the noise reduction and ride quality make you wonder why you don't see them on more boats.

[@natemeehan210]

The answer is very simple cost cost cost and a dash of hydrofoils have to be very light compared to a normal boat

[@RIB_Rigid_Inflatable_boat]

this electric motor for my RIGID INFLATABLE BOAT is wonderful! 👏👏👏👏💲💲

[@johnbumpus7138]

Nice boat I guess but what’s the operational range? Also for the same price as this dinky little boat you could get a 36 foot center console with three 300 hp outboard‘s with a full head Galley sleep berth that has a 600 mile range

[@MotorBoatYachting]

They claim it will run for 50nm @ 22knots and based on our brief test drive, that seems realistic

[@johnbumpus7138]

@@MotorBoatYachting Interesting did you get a chance to see what the charging procedure was like? I love the technology I just think development still has a way to go. Electric motors have a lot of advantages in some applications they can run for decades continuously I’m guessing battery capacity versus weight Is the real issue when it comes to boating applications

[@ricepadi29]

That is very impressive let alone just plain cool.

[@Mark-wl5oi]

You still need fossils to charge it. Is this really a net gain?

[@hugoandreae3495]

That depends how your electricity is generated. Wind, solar and nuclear power now account for a good proportion of the electricity used in the UK.

[@Mark-wl5oi]

@@hugoandreae3495 very unreliable sources that have driven your energy bills higher than before socialist power sources. If it smells like poop it’s probably S$&T

[@iforce2d]

huh? Since when does electricity generation depend on fossils? Here in NZ more than half is generated from hydro, and only 19% from fossil, and this is even without nuclear. The great thing about electric power is you can generate it in dozens of different ways.

[@Mark-wl5oi]

But fossil is the only one you can count on

[@RCrosbyLyles]

No gas smell and quiet. Revolutionary.

[@simonmartin1201]

Wow that’s the future, as production goes up, the price will come down too and battery charge time and run times will also improve 👍

[@chrisjohnson6765]

They will always be expensive toys for the wealthy seeking to cure their eco guilt….religious herds are entertaining if nothing else. Raise dependence on electricity and expensive technologies without reliable and consistent production sources that are “acceptable” while producing million of metric tons of hazardous waste per year and increased blight and damage in sensitive areas building solar and wind farms that are both impractical and exorbitantly expensive. As long as we feel good about ourselves…

[@TreeLBollingTreeMan]

@@chrisjohnson6765 You, I and everyone else on the planet are all tiny gogs taking part of what you just described. Just remember that the next time you might try to exclude yourself out of the equation.

[@chrisjohnson6765]

@@TreeLBollingTreeMan I assume you mean “cogs,” which implies interdependence. Unfortunately most people are along for the ride and are more dependent and less thoughtful than your assumptions imply. Presumptuous excess in the name of progress while lacking critical insight into unforeseen outcomes and side effects is often more damaging than the status quo. Perhaps the decimation of the Congo for Cobalt, and many other misuses of “cogs” to feed technological myths and eco vanity, will teach us more about our arrogance and ignorance than critical thinking.

[@AdmiralBob]

I love the added pinch point they put on the foil shaft

[@boathousejoed9005]

I can definitely see the military possibilities. Wild stuff! I wonder what it's sonar and radar signature is...

[@MicRuLerZ]

Keep in mind most of whatever new technology that is sold to the public has been used, or at least reviewed by the military 10-20 years prior and is now old to them new to us.

[@philippbehrend5559]

umm this technology has been around for over 120 years now, military has been using foiling boats since WW2. whats the big deal?

[@N4CR]

They dropped hydrofoils in the 80s or so. Too vulnerable to FOD but later designs for commercial ferries fixed that mostly. These foils need to be V shaped, not wings.. if they want them to last.

[@Trevor-nb6cn]

When I was in the Navy in the early 90’s , we were conducting drug operations in the Caribbean and the Coast Guard had a big one that looked crazy hovering above probably 3’ to 6’ seas

[@cognitivedissonancecamp6326]

That salesman is good at his job, and it looks like a fun-ass job.

[@willemm]

This is the coolest boat ever.

[@JustThisGuy42]

I want to see this go through Haulover Inlet

[@TheMrLebaron]

Its built for the med, which doesnt get that rough

[@johnschuetz6331]

Brilliant thankyou for showing this, in the future as this technology matures I will get on of these!

[@markegg7680]

Why is foiling like this not done with non-electric/regular boats?

[@pellejaspers4854]

Because adding more hp was easier for years

[@steves659]

If weight is such an issue how are the vacationers going to carry all their stuff? And how do you tow a skier if you need to hang out at 4-6 kts before hitting the throttle?

[@billallen4793]

💥 I was so shocked by the concept, I hadn't thought about other uses besides a water taxi. I guess you can pull a tube 😏 around with it. I really don't know if the person who pays this price tag do much water-skiing. 😕 and the price tag doesn't make sense for a rental fleet operator. It would take forever to get any return from the investment, so that market is a nogo... I see the military 🪖 capabilities of a boat like this, but I wonder what happens when those batteries 🔋 get hit with bullet's, and how the survivability is...from Wyoming USA 🇺🇸 🤠

[@wanttoseemore4596]

Does hydrofoil harm marine life? Will dolphins get out of the way in time?

[@bryan4467]

8-10 hours to charge ... Brilliant !!

[@AttitudeCharter]

It's very cool in its own way BUT it takes away everything I love about going out for a blast - reading the waves and driving the boat accordinly for fun and wave jumping. Constantly being challenged by the sea state is what makes driving a small fast boat well satisfying and fun. This removes that entire challenge and it doesn't really work in waves from what I can summise. Looking at the wake shape from aboard a fast boat is also cool and even mesmerising - looks great on video. Again, that's all gone. I can see these buzzing all round Lake Como in 5 years.

[@blauer2551]

I said the same thing about getting out of the 18 speed Pete at work and getting a new automatic, it didn’t take long to get used to it and like it. I occasionally drive the manual and appreciate it still.

[@ct1762]

exactly. imagine this thing's ride quality in anything over 2-3ft chop! back surgery comes to mind, and i go 100 miles offshore for Tuna.

[@MyTube4Utoo]

Amazing!

[@CheersWarren]

It will be interesting to see how regulation change from ‘no wake zones’.! I suspect a conventional gas out board would have very different control issues without the direct electric connection to the drive.

[@vicgarbutt3310]

I wish that the camera was hard mounted. the jiggling camera platform hides the smoothness. fantastic boat.

[@robiandolo]

I’m curious to see how it would handle a very tough sea. IE: what if the hydro blades came out of the water going over say a 10’ wave? It would land on the horizontal blade. I wonder how the blade would handle that whole boat landing on it. Interesting start. As opposed to cars, boats could use solar to recharge with panels on a hard top.

[@MotorBoatYachting]

I'm not sure I'd want to be out in 10ft waves in any small open bow rider like this. You really need a RIB or deep vee unsinkable centre console for that kind of thing and preferably bigger than 25ft

[@andreaszetterstrom7418]

My guess is that in that sort of rough sea the computer would have aborted a long time ago. Given how sensitive it was on takeoff you also would be stuck in non-hydrofoil mode until the water got calmer.

[@robiandolo]

@@andreaszetterstrom7418 sounds good

[@bryanwatt9751]

Very cool!

[@pauld6967]

I had heard of this boat but now I am going to have to seriously ponder it. As an aside, I am disappointed the Navy doesn't have a modern replacement for the old Pegasus class hydrofoils.

[@gooble69]

Well let's see, the equivalent ICE boat would be something like a Sea Ray 175 at ~$25k. The Candela is $240k, so nearly 10x the price. There's a reason that hydrofoils are not very common.

[@pauld6967]

@@gooble69 What's that I hear? It sounds like practicality is trying to enter a conversation about fun. Get thee behind me practicality, you have no power here! :-)

[@dannmarceau]

Good stuff.

[@Lucianrider]

Very good review and overall video of this incredible vessel!!

[@veteranscannabisadvocacygr5401]

🌎❣️🌊🚤🌊 Amazing Boating Technology

[@clifbradley]

That was freaking cool as hell!

[@kmg501]

Very fun craft, thanks for showing it off.

[@dreimer2112]

If I was a zillionaire I would definitely buy this as a tender for my superyacht.

[@crazyalcayne]

Awesome!

[@fatboy19831]

They could make a low-end gas version. It would be far more efficient than other gas boats. It may get as much as 10 mpg at 30 knots. Maybe 18 mpg at 20 knots. This boat is carrying the same energy as about 1.2 gallons of gas.

[@cougarlove8542]

Really amazing invention

[@FlesHBoX]

Interesting that they went with the 55kw motor, then limit it to a max of around 25-30kw. I wonder if that ends up being more efficient than running a 25 or 30kw motor flat out.

[@BilldalSWE]

It uses close to the full power for getting up on the foils. Then limits it to limit the speed.

[@Stephen2846]

The larger windings and limited power, 25-30kw in a 55kw rated motor, will help it run much cooler.

[@Romans--bo7br]

FlesHBoX..... with regards to motors and engines... Always go bigger than you need, results far less "wear and tear" and greatly extended engine and/or motor (electric) life.

[@pompeymonkey3271]

It sounds pretty easy to hack to the full rating of the motor. But who would ever want to stress the structure to its limits personally? Could be painful!

[@mickfitz76]

More torque and range

[@chbr5623]

Looking forward to seeing this technology in both, smaller crafts and passage maker boats, including powercats. Thank for this, Hugo, excellent review.

[@tomgregory29]

Interesting idea, however it can’t “take off” in a bit of chop 🤔🤔

[@IUSTITA]

I want to ski behind this! The lack of wake might be boring but who knows until you try.

[@ValiRossi]

This would be perfect for lakes where gas engines are too loud.

[@gregbaniak9650]

well done, good engineering!

[@reggierico]

Actually, I'm surprised that this is a new technology for sport boating. Ferries have employed hydrofoil technology for decades, albeit via conventional fuel engines, not electric motors. I took the hydrofoil ferry from Ostend Belgium to Dover, England. Speed was 50 knots and transit time was approximately 1 hour.

[@thrishulh9834]

Thats realy fast

[@kschleic9053]

Controlling the foil flaps requires either high power electric motors or hydraulics... A conventional boat this size wouldn't have more than a small 12v battery and I'm not aware of any outboard with the capacity to generate hydraulic power. I think the presence of abundant electric power makes this possible in such a small boat.

[@happyinfidel1]

Canadian Navy had one 50 years ago-ish.. couldn't keep the foils from cracking.

[@kschleic9053]

@@happyinfidel1 these issues were caused by lack of understanding in hydrodynamics and metalurgy. Modern computing and composites have solved all the issues faced by early hydrofoils.

[@happyinfidel1]

@@kschleic9053 72 MPH the Bras D'Or reached.. Amazing for the '60s.. Amazing for today.

[@jamesjacobson20]

Fantastic boat! The future is now.

[@markpfeifer1402]

This boat seems to have a drone-style flight controller as its brain, and uses drone style LIDAR sensors to monitor its positioning over the water surface. It is half boat, half drone.

[@WilliamPozo]

This absolutely looks like a viable way forward for boating. THe battery tech and emotors are clearly coming forward. But there was no simple way of reducing the drag and energy requirements.. Till now. This looks viable. Great video. Thank you.

[@misryluvsco8169]

That is so cool! I want one!! You could drive 30 mph thru a No Wake Zone!

[@tteric67]

Amazing! Loved this one!

[@hugoandreae3495]

Thanks, I did too!

[@mkp3824]

I think it needs another 20 years of technology to get it where it needs to be. That's a bit much for a boat you can't take out in much weather.

[@saxophool]

Most extraordinary! 😎

[@clifbradley]

It being carbon fiber, I worry about being used as a yacht tender, especially one that needs to be hoisted by a davit system. Hoisting a boat on deck during rough seas would concern me, then yacht crew treating it gingerly enough would also be of concern. I've been yacht crew, I've been around yacht crew since I was 7 and I know that sometimes they aren't always the most gentle with things.

[@jaysparc]

How dare you be practical and use your experience. Anony youtubers know far more than those with a lifetime on boats. When are you going to understand that?

[@blueocean2510]

Yacht crews need to be professional if not they will not be employed in a modern maritime industry. Any damage to equipment could be deducted from their salary.

[@willdejong7763]

Well done, Candela!