hydrofoil
Example Sentences
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Some are using a hydrofoil to reduce drag, basically eliminating the wake altogether.
From The Verge
Efoil surfing is one of the newest extreme sports, taking surfers above the waves on a motorised hydrofoil.
From BBC
Swedish company Candela's electric boat, the Candela C-7, runs on computer-controlled hydrofoils, or underwater "wings", that lift the hull into the air and make it appear to fly over the water.
From Reuters
Once a yacht’s hull rises out of the water, all that touches the surface are the boat’s two hydrofoils — those mechanical, praying mantis-like legs — and an equally thin rudder.
From New York Times
He was napping with radar alarms on when the two boats struck, tearing his sail, breaking one of his hydrofoils and ripping off his bowsprit.
From New York Times
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