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A San Francisco startup that launched at the 2021 Palm Beach International Boat Show has announced that it will begin ferrying Stripe employees to work on its flagship N30 six-passenger foiling electric boat from March.Initially, Navier will make just one of its flagship boats available for the project – which will take workers on a 30-minute trip from Larkspur to the South San Francisco headquarters of the financial services and SaaS multinational, shaving about half an hour off the usual daily commute without adding any…

Following the reveal of an eye-catching foiling e-yacht at the 76th Cannes Film Festival in May, boat builder Tyde has announced its second collaboration with BMW Designworks in the shape of "the largest hydrofoil luxury yacht for private individuals."All we have are renders at the moment, plus a few key specs. Named the Open, it's expected to have a hull length of 48 ft (14.7 m), a 7.76-ft (4.5-m) beam and will sit 11.5 ft (3.5 m) above the waterline. That will make it a fair bit larger than Candela's C-8 and the…

In this image provided by Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, blue threads can be seen in a six shillings Delaware note printed by J. Adams on January 1, 1776. Counterfeiters found it difficult to duplicate the note. Credit: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences via AP Benjamin Franklin was so busy as an inventor, publisher, scientist, diplomat and U.S. founding father that it's easy to lose track of his…

Back in 2019, SeaBubbles debuted a foiling electric water taxi in Miami. Following successful certification, the company has now announced the first commercial service of the Bubble in France in collaboration with the Grand Annecy.The commercial operation is part of a sustainable transport project operating near the picturesque Lake Annecy in the south east of France. This includes an electric shuttle service, free seasonal buses and self-service bicycles, with the SeaBubble now joining the mix for the next couple of…

Last year, luxury electric car brand Polestar agreed to supply batteries to foiling e-boat maker Candela. Now the first fruit of that deal has been revealed, a new version of the C-8 leisure craft that's now good for a per-charge range of 57 nautical miles.The C-8 "powered by Polestar" edition will replace Candela's current 44-kWh production model when it goes into production this coming (Northern Hemisphere) spring.The foiling electric boat retains much from the current model, including the computer-guided retractable…

We've been following the developments of amphibious craft from France's Iguana Yachts for over a decade – from tenders to taxis to sprinters, all rolling to the water's edge on retractable caterpillar tracks. Now the company is looking to fly above the waves as well, with the launch of the Iguana Foiler.We're no stranger to foiling electric boats of course, but one that can rumble down the beach or lakeside on motorized treads adds even more versatility to the energy efficient formula.Amphibious boats in general are…

In an industry first, two Swedish e-mobility companies have partnered to bring electric boating into the mainstream. Luxury EV maker Polestar has agreed to supply batteries for future Candela commercial and leisure hydrofoiling electric boats.The agreement sees Polestar supplying the battery packs and charging systems for the recently launched P-8 Voyager commercial boat – which has a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h or 35 mph) and a battery pack that currently promises up to 50 nautical miles of per-charge range at a…

Last year, Swedish electric boat maker Candela announced plans to launch a foiling passenger ferry called the P-30. Now in the final design phase, the craft has been renamed the P-12 Shuttle and will hit the water as a foiling catamaran.The ferry's renaming reflects the company's change from noting passenger capacity to boat length, which also means that last year's P-12 water taxi has now evolved into the P-8 Voyager.The key specs appear to have changed little since last year, with the foiling ferry carrying up to 30…

Artemis Technologies out of Belfast, Northern Ireland, has launched what is claimed to be the world's first commercially viable all-electric foiling workboat, which cuts through the water with minimal wake at up to 34 knots and offers a per-charge cruising range of up to 60 nautical miles.The launch announcement by the spin out from the Artemis Racing team that was founded in 2018 by Olympic sailing champion and America's Cup veteran, Dr. Iain Percy OBE, follows sea trials of an 11.5-m (37.7-ft) prototype workboat named…