The Candela P-12 is the first hydrofoil electric ferry in the world to begin commercial operations. The 30-seat electric ferry uses a set of computer-controlled hydrofoil wings to fly above the ...

The Candela P-12 electric ferry has been designed to smooth through waves of up to a meter in height (3.3 ft) when its hydrofoils raise the hull above the water, which happens at lift-off speed of ...

which is a cumbersome way of saying that they propel themselves by rising in the water and then using hydrofoils to control their direction as they descend. It's not very fast, but it is ...

A hydrofoiling vessel is equipped with underwater wings or hydrofoils that lift the hull above the water as speed increases. This reduces drag, allowing the vessel to travel faster and more ...