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OAK ISSUE - n° 16 - 2018 - € 10 www.theoney d.com
The Art of Sailing CRN Latona 50m
QUART ERLY - P.I. 28/10 /2018 Intern ationa l € 10, Poste Italiane S.p.a. Chf 10,50 , UK £ 7,50 Spedizione in Abbon Postale - 70% amento LO/MI
[ TENDER ]
ON THE CREST OF THE WAVE
With two carbon fibre hydrofoils it flies above the water at 40 knots, and has an aggressive, attractive design. Made by Enata Marine. The perfect tender – the hydrofoils retract and Foiler can be brought aboard by Désirée Sormani - ph. Guillaume Plisson
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oiler is a motorboat that quite literally flies over the waves at
the case of motorboats like Foiler they also significantly slash fuel
a blistering 40 knots. It is the ideal choice for brisk transfers
consumption – this boat drinks 20% less than a normal craft – and
but equally at ease as a superyacht tender. And when we say she
vibration, boosting stability. This makes for an ultra-smooth but
flies over the water, we really do mean it. Emirates-based Enata
also extremely exhilarating ride for passengers. Foiler packs a diesel-
Marine has created a 9.45-metre boat lifts over a metre and a half
electric propulsion system that reduces her impact on the marine
off the water. In fact, the aggressive and captivatingly-designed Foiler
environment and also gives her a good cruising range. With eight
sports two retractable carbon-fibre hydrofoils. The latter raise her
people aboard (seven passengers plus the driver), the boat “takes
out of the water at high speed, thereby drastically cutting hull drag.
off”, as it were, at speeds as low as just 18 knots. But when she is
Hydrofoils are special appendages similar to an aerofoil with an
at anchor or in berth, the hyrofoils retract along the sides and the
upside-down T shape and have long been used for both competition
hull height shrinks. This means that it can easily be stowed aboard
craft – most famous on the America’s Cup catamarans - as well as
a superyacht for use as a sleek and exciting tender.
smaller craft, including wind surfboards and kite surfboards. In
www.foiler.com
Foiler is a luxury 9.45-metre motorboat built by Enata Marine. Her two hydrofoils are made from carbon-fibre and lift the hull a metre and a half out of the water. They then retract and sit flush with the sides when not in use, reducing the hull height
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A pair of 320 hp BMW engines, two electric generators and two electric pods power Foiler up to a top speed of 40 knots. At 30 knots, Foiler has a range of 130 nautical miles
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