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Note that the Candela people have videos of their boats running smoothly in waves up to 1.2m. People used to say that electric cars were "nowhere near being a

Note that the Candela people have videos of their boats running smoothly in waves up to 1.2m. People used to say that electric cars were "nowhere near being a practical solution" until suddenly they were.

aidenn0 5y ago
The spec sheet for the C-7 says "Wave height 5 cm when foiling[1]." The C-7 is a toy. I have no doubt that they can make a non-toy at some point in the future, but the future isn't here yet. 1: https://candelaspeedboat.com/candela-c-7/ https://candelaspeedboat.com/candela-c-7/
- inetsee 5y ago
  I have to say that I think the Spec Sheet may be in error. I looked at the videos on Candelas website, and it looks to me like there's significantly more than 5 cm between the water surface and the bottom of the hull.
  - pp19dd 5y ago
    Water under all those videos on their homepage is what we'd basically call smooth as glass. That's definitely a calm +/- 5 cm wave range. Here is what a 1.2 meter one looks like, just exiting an inlet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV41E9PQwiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV41E9PQwiU
  - Candelaboat 5y ago
    Mikael at Candela here. It's supposed to be "wake", not "wave" - sorry for this. The wake behind the boat is only 5cm, so no wake damage here:) The boat handles waves nicely, we can fly in up to 1,2 meter high waves - watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM
- Candelaboat 5y ago
  Hi, I work for Candela in Sweden. 5cm is not the wave height the boat can handle. 5 cm is the height of the wake the boat produces, so almost no wake. You can go foiling in 1,2 meter high waves in 30 knots - check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM&t=8s
  - aidenn0 5y ago
    Thanks for the clarification. Could you maybe update your product page? As someone who lives on the open ocean (rather than a bay), the first thing I look for is maximum swell or wave height a boat can handle.
    - Candelaboat 5y ago
      Good suggestion - thanks!
    - Candelaboat 5y ago
      Update: it's done. Thanks!
0xbadcafebee 5y ago
> People used to say that electric cars were "nowhere near being a practical solution" until suddenly they were. FWIW they were the most common automobile type at the turn of the 20th century. The naysayers were just internal-combustion apologists.

aidenn0 5y ago

The spec sheet for the C-7 says "Wave height 5 cm when foiling[1]." The C-7 is a toy. I have no doubt that they can make a non-toy at some point in the future, but the future isn't here yet. 1: https://candelaspeedboat.com/candela-c-7/ https://candelaspeedboat.com/candela-c-7/

inetsee 5y ago
I have to say that I think the Spec Sheet may be in error. I looked at the videos on Candelas website, and it looks to me like there's significantly more than 5 cm between the water surface and the bottom of the hull.
- pp19dd 5y ago
  Water under all those videos on their homepage is what we'd basically call smooth as glass. That's definitely a calm +/- 5 cm wave range. Here is what a 1.2 meter one looks like, just exiting an inlet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV41E9PQwiU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV41E9PQwiU
- Candelaboat 5y ago
  Mikael at Candela here. It's supposed to be "wake", not "wave" - sorry for this. The wake behind the boat is only 5cm, so no wake damage here:) The boat handles waves nicely, we can fly in up to 1,2 meter high waves - watch this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM
Candelaboat 5y ago
Hi, I work for Candela in Sweden. 5cm is not the wave height the boat can handle. 5 cm is the height of the wake the boat produces, so almost no wake. You can go foiling in 1,2 meter high waves in 30 knots - check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM&t=8s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM&t=8s
- aidenn0 5y ago
  Thanks for the clarification. Could you maybe update your product page? As someone who lives on the open ocean (rather than a bay), the first thing I look for is maximum swell or wave height a boat can handle.
  - Candelaboat 5y ago
    Good suggestion - thanks!
  - Candelaboat 5y ago
    Update: it's done. Thanks!

0xbadcafebee 5y ago

> People used to say that electric cars were "nowhere near being a practical solution" until suddenly they were. FWIW they were the most common automobile type at the turn of the 20th century. The naysayers were just internal-combustion apologists.