Motor Foiler unveiled by Group Beneteau
Groupe Beneteau is once again demonstrating its capacity for innovation with this first motor foiler
Following the Figaro 3, the first production foiling sailing yacht, Groupe Beneteau has unveiled its concept foiling motor yacht. Nine months of development work has resulted in what has been termed: the flying boat!
DEMS Sarrazin Design; Noval, which designs and produces electronic systems for lifting and locking the foils and hydraulic engine brackets; and SEAir, which designs and produces flight systems; brought on board a range of design, technical and mechanical skills, alongside the innovation, naval architecture and product design experts from Groupe Beneteau.
Built in Vendée, the boat was tested and refined at Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie port at the start of February when it made its first flights. “Following the Figaro Beneteau 3 for sailing, Groupe Beneteau is once again demonstrating its capacity for innovation with this first motor foiler. I would like to congratulate the teams who have successfully delivered on the challenge to design and build this boat”, confirms Hervé Gastinel, Groupe Beneteau’s Chief Executive Officer.
The objective with this prototype is to test and validate Groupe Beneteau’s research under real-life conditions with a view to securing the use of foils for motor yachts.
Technical Features:
Hull Length: 9.70m
Infusion built: low emission, weight saving technology
Pivoting foils: they enable the boat to be used with or without foils, without any loss of output on the water. Docking is simplified and the boat takes up the same space in port as a boat without foils.
Propulsion: outboard for the start of this project, with research underway for future developments.
Groupe Beneteau is once again demonstrating its capacity for innovation with this first motor foiler.
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