Hydrofoils are nothing new, but this is claimed to be the world’s first totally electric hydrofoil! It’s the Candela C-8 with a fully retractable C-FOIL system. This sleek electric computer controlled hydrofoil is 28 feet long and can accommodate 8 people. The top...
UPDATE 10/22/22 – The boating scene I was involved in for about 50 years has made a drastic change. The West 79th Street Boat Basin closed at the end of October, 2021. It sits there abandoned for now, with talk of a new marina being built starting some time in...
Last Fall I got gas 4 my Farallon “as seen on TV” work boat. Unfortunately, I didn’t get there early enough to get the new Pumpkin-Spice fuel blend, so got regular ValvTect gas. I’ll go earlier next year.
Does that big barge make my boat look small? It’s the workboat on the right. Fortunately, I have no trips planned for now. The barge is there to get ‘core samples’ of what’s down deep. It’s part of the process of building a new marina at...
Who needs a hydrofoil bike? I’m not sure, but when the guys from Manta5 put a video of their hydrofoil bike online they told me it went virtual very fast with 350 million views on Facebook! Interested too? Here’s the info. The Manta5 Hydrofoiler XE-1,...
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