HYDROFOIL -- Breathtaking 1st Flight of Hifybe. Ray Vellinga video

[aceasarsalad]

why the music..

[skydragon4ever]

Why the hell "the night on the bald mountain"???

I mean it could have been "flight of the bumblebee"

or something by justin bieVer...

[akbear73]

put the motor in the back



[dl87z28]

WTF?????????

[awel69]

how did he get chuck norris to pull him thts amazing

[osudude1313]

what's the point of this thing?

[seq165432]

The music makes disaster seem imminent! The only disaster turned out to be the video itself!

[civben85]

Looks like if he was trying to find the right place to take a dump.

[16vr6]

Umm, I can SWIM that fast...

[fangus503]

What's the helmet for?

[GRAHAMAUS]

When I saw "breathtaking" I imagined 60-70kts plus. ....not 10.

[boxersbeatbrawlers]

and this serves what purpose? to look like a knobhead on the water?

[0cujo0]

Photography by Hellen Keller....lol

[thedec3nt]

whats the point of this? aint boat suposed to FLOAT on water?

[VTZsteveo]

@thedec3nt It reduces the drag so you can go faster :)

[dawidoff1979]

I congratulate idea I have engine Tummler and it is super it works near kayak in Poland.

[EDavidM100]

Interesting ... it would be great to talk with this guy maybe bring a bottle of scotch ya think he might have a story or two?

[EDavidM100]

I looks like the film was speeded up

[chuanist]

Nix the dumb music. (Just 'cause you can add music to a video doesn't mean that you should.)

[SoLSamuraibloodblade]

I'm givin' her all she's got, Captain! If I push it any harder the whole thing will blow!

[ravigniani]

Very cool Only it needs a little more of power

[Xigano1]

MORE POWER !!! :)

[THEBIGBARRYBLACK]

that tuk my breath away

[foxarastamaner]

cooohooooolll

[breg77]

Looks like an AquaSkipper with an additional Surfboard and engine.

[glenmann62]

is that really the silver surfer?

[jmisiur]

whatcha ridin? a surfboard?

[immugio]

not sure on the propulsion, i know the foils are wing shaped and create lift

[sabness69]

its like thers a shark? under this thing?

[fuckfannyfiddlefart]

Can you give some details about the construction of the foils please.

[Jaiv74]

Breathtaking??

[bitchincamaroz]

your never gonna get any chicks with that..

[LiamPearlDrumsInsane]

so you get chicks by vehicles/vessels/whatever? youre a loser lol

[eatmydirt85]

or with the music...

[nabzim]

kick ass song....reminds me of fantasia

[HunsV]

A kayak with a motor and foils on it? Now I really have seen everything.

[drsta84]

it gets better, its a surf board lol

[jackjdog]

is that built onto a surfboard

[zachlupton]

Yes, it is.

[Zolare]

looks retarded :P

[cppbandit]

hydrofoil was invented by alexander graham bell in Canada in 1912, he made a 12hp inboard propel a wooden rowboat to 55mph. Why doesn't every boat use a hydrofoil?

[fingered]

Bell was da bomb.

[electrique527]

Because the foil is technically complex, the boat can only be very light, can not carry a big load, and you must keep a minimum speed.

That are not good characteristics for most boats.

But its great for some.

R.

[cppbandit]

Boats dont need to be light, look at the BC ferries that are millions of pounds, and traveling 5X the speed on 1/2 the horsepower.

[electrique527]

Compared to what? If you want high speed low payload travel (people) then its nice. But for cargo the traditional ship is much more economical.

[iamfester1]

No he didn't.

[jamesdl00]

@cppbandit Reliability, seaworthiness, expense, limited cargo capacity, and vessel draft for starters...

[Virginityrocks]

@cppbandit Because of stability issues.

[willistonboys]

I WANNA GET ONE OF THOSE

[KingJoeKong]

if he falls off he can probably say good by to half his leg

[spoiledworm]

looks like a pimped out surfboard lol

[firetyco]

@spoiledworm i was thinking the same thing lol

[XXjohnnySixx223XX]

@spoiledworm pretty much what they are haha

[SOBExRED]

he's ghetto fabulous

[heavyweather]

We already had a human powered hydroil in Vienna 15 years ago...

Whats the point in using an engine? Can you do it electric?

[kerosene]

exactly - quite underwhelming speed for motored craft. Foilyak looks (probably isn't) faster and is human powered.

The water ski front foot can't be the best either

[flamius1984]

bella merda!

[PLASTERM66]

"One night in bald mount" by Mussorgsky

[thby74]

FYI: it ain't the "Ride of the Walkyries" by Wagner, it's from "Pictures from an Exhibition" by Mussorgsky.

[PLASTERM66]

May be "One night in Bald Mount" by Mussorgsky?

[rodnisimo]

the helmet is the best part! well done

[OzClawhammer]

Was the cameraman drunk? or something :)

[Twincalibur]

well done at lest you dont sit here looking at youtube all day!!!!!

[positiveauction]

When they said you was high classed,

Well, that was just a lie.

When they said you was high classed,

Well, that was just a lie.

You aint never caught a rabbit

And you aint no friend of mine.

[tomterahedrob]

how fast on how much or better yet,how little Hp?

[toranamunter]

is it really any faster than a small planing hull though, with the same engine? looks like engineering for the sake of itself to me!

[delise720]

Buy a tripod for the damn camera!!! Good God.

[divinefart]

"ride of the valkeries" put this guy in apocalypse now awesome stuff

[flyingbrick88]

Looks like the design could take alot of work. I think if he sat farther back the front wouldnt struggle so much.

[buffardo]

great job! try to have it patented to protect your hard work...

[cyborg006]

Nice job. Seems very stable, although it might not need to be as high as it is and could probably get by with a Minn Kota 55 also. Not sure, but if it worked, it could be much more affordable, less polluting, and much quieter.

[Xigano1]

Nice one !

Allthough 50 instead of 5 hp might realy spice things up ;-).

The solution to many of lifes problems - more power !

[kwokwing]

Beautiful

[ljbix]

There's a lot of work and technology in that little hydrofoil!