The French boat l'hydroptere is currently in Alameda being overhauled at Nelson Marine before heading to LA where the team will try to beat the world record time for the LA to Honolulu trip. Apparently, the boat did over 45 knots in San Francisco Bay. If this sort of thing interests you, you can find full details at the
l'hydroptere website.
If you go to the website, note that everyone is wearing wetsuits. Because these boats are fast they make for lots of spray. Sailing these boats is apparently more of an athletic event than a pleasure ride.
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| Here it is. The boat has a main hull and two outriggers. The foils extend down from the outriggers. |
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| A closeup of one of the foils, folded up from the outrigger. |
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| And another view of one of the outriggers detached from the wing. You can also see the steering wheel of which there are two, one on each wing. |
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