A great leisure boat! I think my first question would be “How much is a new hydrofoil set going to cost me after I hit a semi-submerged log or similar object”. I hope the sensor system also halts the boat if it ‘sees’ a sandbank. I’d love one of these but I’m not sure I would be able to relax for fear of constantly scanning the water for obstacles.

Looks like mostly straight-line boating. What about the fun stuff, such as tight turns?

I'm afraid a hydrofoil would be severely limited where I boat. Shallow water, submerged rocks, floating logs, ropes and nets would be a constant hazard. What voltage does this boat operate on? High enough to be a hazard if the boat where to sink or be damaged? What hazard does it pose to swimmers or people in the water? I could buy a really nice boat for the cost of this one.

I'm sure the waterlife is thrilled having these knives slicing through the water! s
While interesting the water has too much c-rp in it to clog or break the foils and faceplanting the boat.
Nor is the performance all that as not hard to design, build a cat or tri to match it.

I realize i am probably speaking sacrilege, but perhaps a petrol unit (providing a significant range increase) would be an effective tool for the Coast Guard, Border Patrol, Fish & Game, or the local police. Logs and such would be a problem, but there are probably ways to make these easily repairable after you limp back to the dock.

What does it take to get one of these up on the foils? I see in the video they are really moving along.

Like Bruce. H. Anderson I would prefer a hyrbrid or gasoline model as an option for the range. Around here, Savannah Georgia, the best fishing is almost 80 miles out on the Continental shelf.

Why do they almost always have loud music in EV boat videos? As it is electric,I want to hear what the damn thing sounds like!

A question about this statement: "Candela says its boats can significantly reduce the wake pollution". A boat must displace its weight in order to stay afloat. My rudimentary understanding of hydrodynamics says that the volume of the wake displaced by a hydrofoil must be the same as the displacement of a convention hull, but perhaps "short and wide" versus "tall and narrow"; ultimately there's the same amount of energy behind it. Is wake pollution actually reduced?

@rdp there is huge difference between passive buoyancy and active dynamic lift. Think of the hot air balloon and the turbojet aircraft that stay aloft. The same holds for fast power boats and sail boats that can transition from floating to planing being designed with planing hulls only, and so a hydro foil is planing at its best with minimal surface drag thus they move with much more efficiency.