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Flyak - Hydrofoil Kayak Vs K1 Sprint Kayak

This is a prototype Flyak with hydrofoils blowing by a conventional olymipic style K1. The foils are under water of course, which is why this kayak looks so strange. Capable apparently of a 27 km/h...  
 
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kokopelli314 (1 week ago) Show Hide
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Great design. Too much energy wasted by paddle splashes. Needs to have paddles redesigned for this boat.
rebelforgod (4 months ago) Show Hide
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Why not mount hydrofoils on a schooner & run it in the America's Cup races?
cali420king (3 months ago) Show Hide
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schooners dont race the america's cup. and there was a boat that entered with lots of controversy regarding the foil at the bottom of its keel back in the 90s.
asskickerfoo (6 months ago) Show Hide
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What's that? :D
verbalerror (10 months ago) Show Hide
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Looks good - but would it be wise to use a paddle with a longer shaft? Or would that make it impossible to get up to take-off speed?
Chumkil (10 months ago) Show Hide
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It is a paddle with a longer shaft - required so that the blade still hits the water when it is up on the hydrofoils.
Vonshultze (9 months ago) Show Hide
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I have been searching to get a small motor in my 17' Kayak and this hidrofoils would be great idea!!
do you have any plans in how to build this and installation pls?
Gotnough (11 months ago) Show Hide
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Where did you shout this video, do you have any email of the conceptor of this hydrofoil, thanks to let me know
DeathAndMajesty (1 year ago) Show Hide
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Yes, Science is hard gay.
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