Generally speaking, even those of us with minimal maritime experience can tell if a boat is going to be speedy. Fast boats tend to look lean, stretched-out and sleek; slow ones are usually wide, squat ...

The basic promise of hydrofoil technology is simple, and radical for maritime transport: use underwater wings to lift the ...

Nemesis Yachts has put forward a blue-sky vision for a super-fast, hydrogen-powered, autonomous luxury catamaran that can rise out of the water on hydrofoils to achieve crazy speeds over 50 knots. Oh, ...

Discover 'The Icon,' a groundbreaking electric hydrofoil boat merging advanced marine innovation with elegant design. This 13-meter vessel glides smoothly above the water, thanks to smart hydrofoil ...

Not so long ago, cynics said electric vehicles and vessels would never perform as well as their gas-powered counterparts. Today, a host of exciting new projects are proving them wrong. It may not be ...

In my early days as a captain, few boats cruised faster than 30 mph. Back then, bigger engines and the fuel they burned added too much weight, netting little more speed. Today, even modest performers ...

This electric hydrofoil boat traveled 420 nautical miles within 24 hours – a new milestone, according to the CEO of Candela, the maker of the watercraft. Gustav Hasselskog, who piloted the boat ...

Flying cars and self-driving vehicles always get attention at the CES gadget show in Las Vegas, but this year electric recreational boats are making bigger waves. Swedish company Candela on Thursday ...

The Fresnel Hydrofoil Trimaran might look like a sci-fi writer’s fantasy, but it will soon become a reality for its new South African owners. The futuristic sailboat is the brainchild of Dr. Margot ...

Retractable hydrofoils have been quite in vogue throughout this year's boat show season. Major shows like Cannes and Monaco have hosted several retractable hydrofoils, including the shape-shifting ...

When Brett Burvill won two races at the moth class sailing world championships in Perth almost 20 years ago, he could not have known how a small change he made to his boat would reverberate around the ...