Andy135 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Looks like fun - not sure how it would do in a serious swell but still an interesting concept. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61080066?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=61080066%26Electric boat%3A ‘It feels like we’re flying’%262022-04-12T11%3A30%3A23.000Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:bbc:cps:curie:asset:0ecd8b92-419a-4fcf-b938-afe9ae99dc9c&pinned_post_asset_id=61080066&pinned_post_type=share Saintly Fish 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 4 hours ago, Andy135 said: Looks like fun - not sure how it would do in a serious swell but still an interesting concept. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-61080066?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=61080066%26Electric boat%3A ‘It feels like we’re flying’%262022-04-12T11%3A30%3A23.000Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:bbc:cps:curie:asset:0ecd8b92-419a-4fcf-b938-afe9ae99dc9c&pinned_post_asset_id=61080066&pinned_post_type=share Wonder how many charging points there are off the coast?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 32 minutes ago, suzook12 said: Wonder how many charging points there are off the coast?? Might be one or two... jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 Saw that on the box, I wonder if you could do the same with conventional fuelled boats and absolutely trash the distances involved? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 ...also saw two people in the middle of the Tyne on boards propelled in a similar way. Absolute twonks, wetsuits and no PFDs in March and the middle of the shipping lane! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzook12 Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Malc said: Saw that on the box, I wonder if you could do the same with conventional fuelled boats and absolutely trash the distances involved? Yes you can, hydrafoils have been around for some time Malc and Geoff 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captin slows old outlaw Posted April 12, 2022 Share Posted April 12, 2022 yes they have been around for some time but a fair weather option i be-leave. if they were that good im sure that there would be some on the solent but they per-fur cats instead ( ferry s ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted April 12, 2022 Author Share Posted April 12, 2022 2 hours ago, Malc said: ...also saw two people in the middle of the Tyne on boards propelled in a similar way. Absolute twonks, wetsuits and no PFDs in March and the middle of the shipping lane! I think I've seen something similar on Hayling beach in the summer. Like a sort of parafoil-propelled board that gets up on hydrofoils once it's going fast enough. The parafoils are held by the rider and are used to catch the wind and gain speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saintly Fish Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 7 hours ago, captin slows old outlaw said: yes they have been around for some time but a fair weather option i be-leave. if they were that good im sure that there would be some on the solent but they per-fur cats instead ( ferry s ) The red funnel passenger ferry always used to be a hydrofoil. It's still referred to as so by many, but you're correct Pete it is now a cat. https://www.wightpedia.org.uk/w/Red_Funnel_Hydrofoil_Passenger_Ferries Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike farrants Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) yeah i remember as a nipper travelling to the "mainland" on the hydrofoils - they were called Shearwater (1,2) etc - so exciting - they were ok in a rough sea but would get cancelled in high winds - the hovercraft would be cancelled first though. foiling is now a technology embraced by surfers, kite surfers, wing boarders is the latest, but also dingy sailors - even the race yachts now use foils etc - the amount of "foilers" that come out of Portland sailing academy is mad - they are so fast and almost silent - they tend to go out in out in all weathers as the foil lifts them above the swell - cutting through it with the hull well above the waves! they all enter the water updside down though so your wet before you start lol heres the future: 🤙 Edited April 13, 2022 by mike farrants Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 1 hour ago, mike farrants said: yeah i remember as a nipper travelling to the "mainland" on the hydrofoils - they were called Shearwater (1,2) etc - so exciting - they were ok in a rough sea but would get cancelled in high winds - the hovercraft would be cancelled first though. foiling is now a technology embraced by surfers, kite surfers, wing boarders is the latest, but also dingy sailors - even the race yachts now use foils etc - the amount of "foilers" that come out of Portland sailing academy is mad - they are so fast and almost silent - they tend to go out in out in all weathers as the foil lifts them above the swell - cutting through it with the hull well above the waves! they all enter the water updside down though so your wet before you start lol heres the future: 🤙 The top picture is called a Moth, a few of them compete from our sailing club along with Foiling sail boards. They can get up to 45knots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 Foils already in use on swiftcat charters. Gives a boost on fuel economy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc Posted April 13, 2022 Share Posted April 13, 2022 (edited) 18 hours ago, suzook12 said: Yes you can, hydrafoils have been around for some time I was thinking of more conventional fishing and recreation boats. 18 hours ago, Andy135 said: I think I've seen something similar on Hayling beach in the summer. Like a sort of parafoil-propelled board that gets up on hydrofoils once it's going fast enough. The parafoils are held by the rider and are used to catch the wind and gain speed. The ones we saw must have been electric. I just searched and you can have e-surfboard/foil DOODAHS but I would imagine that the guys in the Tyne would have been keeping a keen eye out for large submerged pieces of driftwood! You can get a decent second hand boat for that price 😳 Edited April 13, 2022 by Malc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted April 16, 2022 Share Posted April 16, 2022 I’ve just got back from the sailing club where I was talking to a young lad Charle Dixon who yesterday won the the world youth championships for sailboarding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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