At first glance, the act of hydrofoiling may seem like a mirage. But no, it’s real. A hydrofoil is a small surfboard with a carbon fiber “wing” attached to its bottom. Thanks to the science of ...

Boats aren't typically supposed to fly. That is to literally float a few centimeters or more off the surface of the water at blistering speeds, but interestingly some do and it isn't a new innovation.

Tech startup Navier is launching a hydrofoil transit program with financial platform company Stripe in the San Francisco Bay Area to transport Stripe employees from Marin County to company ...

A San Francisco entrepreneur believes he has the answer to Lake Tahoe’s traffic headaches: a flying electric ferry. The ferry is a Swedish invention that seats 30 people (plus their skis or bicycles) ...

In 1906, inventor Enrico Forlanini launched the first hydrofoil boat on Lake Maggiore in the Italian alps. His contemporary innovator Alexander Bell later said a ride on Forlanini’s invention was “as ...

Born from a desire to make boats go faster, today the hydrofoil is being revived as a cleaner form of water transport by helping boats rise above the waves. It would have made an unusual sight in ...

Kitsap Transit has received $1.2 million from the Washington State Department of Commerce to build a prototype clean-energy fast ferry that could replace its current fleet. On September 12, Commerce ...

New technology can help vessels glide quickly over water in less time and with fewer emissions than their diesel counterparts. By Christina Anderson Reporting from Stockholm During the golden age for ...

It flies, it floats, it’s electric — and now it’s officially a hit. The world’s first electric hydrofoil ferry, a Candela P-12 vessel named Nova, has wrapped up its first season of public service in ...

You know those old cliche that the younger generations have begun to cynically despise: “follow your dreams!” “You can be anything you put your mind to!” — well, ...