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2. Foilboard - Wikipedia

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   Foilboard. A foilboard, also known as a hydrofoil board or foil surfboard, is a type of board used in water sports; it is distinct from surfboards in that it has a hydrofoil rather than fins mounted underneath. [1] This hydrofoil design allows the surfboard and its rider to rise above the water’s surface, allowing for fast speeds and ...

3. Hydroptère - Wikipedia

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   Hydroptère is a French experimental sailing hydrofoil trimaran imagined by the yachtman Éric Tabarly. The Hydroptère project was managed by Alain Thébault, the design done by naval architects VPLP design [1] and the manufacturing by a group of French high-tech companies. Its multihull hydrofoil design allows the sail-powered vessel to reach ...

4. Human-powered hydrofoil - Wikipedia

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   A human-powered hydrofoil is a small hydrofoil watercraft propelled entirely by the muscle power of its operator (s). [1] Hydrofoils are the fastest water-based vehicles propelled solely by human power. They can reach speeds of up to 34 km/h (21 mph; 18 kn), [1][2][3] easily exceeding the world records set by competitive rowing which stand at ...

5. HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400) - Wikipedia

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   HMCS Bras d'Or (FHE 400) was a hydrofoil that served in the Canadian Forces from 1968 to 1971. During sea trials in 1969, the vessel exceeded 63 knots (117 km/h; 72 mph), making her the fastest unarmed warship in the world at the time. The vessel was originally built from 1960 to 1967 for the Royal Canadian Navy, as a project for the testing of ...

6. SeaBubbles - Wikipedia

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   SeaBubbles. SeaBubbles is a startup created by Alain Thébault and Anders Bringdal in 2016. They design and manufacture electric boats, called hydrofoils the size of small cars. It is proposed they could be used as water taxis in cities. [1][2] Seabubbles prototype.

7. Decavitator - Wikipedia

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   Decavitator. Decavitator is a human-powered hydrofoil equipped with pedals and an air propeller that was built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It holds the human-powered speed record on water. [1] The vehicle was displayed hanging in the entry lobby of the Museum of Science, Boston until 2015. It is currently in storage at MIT.