Foiling Electric Boat
This looks like a lot of fun, but I'm wary of its safety. Foiling boats (at least the sailboats) have a tendency to come down <i>hard</i> off the foils if not sailed exactly right. That's why you'll see helmets worn by sailors both on big foiling AC72s and F50s as well as a the single-handed Wazsps, Moths, and UFOs.<p>The deep V profile the Candela's bow looks like it would handle dropping off the foil or hitting a big wave pretty well, and the 100 Hz foil control loop is reassuring, but my experience on little foiling sailboats would keep me cautious on one of these for a while. However, getting a boat to pop out above the waves is such an amazing feeling that I'd take a ride on one of these in a heartbeat (just maybe with a helmet!).<p>Some foiling sailboat crashes for reference -<p>- <a href="https://youtu.be/875yq0-ogwo?t=20" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/875yq0-ogwo?t=20</a><p>- <a href="https://youtu.be/frAkDEszgZc?t=26" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/frAkDEszgZc?t=26</a>