Video: We drive the world's first foiling electric boat | Candela C-7 review | Motor Boat & Yachting

At the recent Cannes Yachting Festival, MBY editor Hugo Andreae took the helm of the Candela C-7, the world’s first foiling electric boat, for the flight of a lifetime...

Watch our new review of the C-7's bigger sister, the Candela C-8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYdpEYWa5Lk

Candela C-7 specifications

LOA: 25ft 3in (7.7m)

Beam: 7ft 10in (2.4m)

Weight: 1,300kg

Motor: 55kW Torqeedo

Battery: 40kWh Lithium Ion

Top speed: 30 knots

Range: 50nm @ 22knots +8nm @ 5knots

Wave height: Up to 1.1m

Draft: 0.7m (foils lifted) 1.5m (foils down)

Foiling capacity: 800kg

Price: €265,000 (ex. VAT)

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