Ferry smooth! ‘Flying’ boat that will banish seasickness and could one day carry passengers across the English Channel
- Candela P-12 uses hydrofoils that lift it above waves leading to a smooth journey
- Advanced sensors further help by automatically adjusting balance of 40ft boat
- With capacity for 30 passengers, it has a range of nearly 70 miles at 30mph
A ‘flying’ ferry that stops you getting seasick could one day carry passengers across the English Channel.
The all-electric Candela P-12 uses hydrofoils that lift it above the waves leading to a smooth journey without rocking.
Advanced sensors further help by automatically adjusting the balance of the 40ft boat, with the Swedish firm claiming it prevents seasickness.
With capacity for 30 passengers, it has a range of nearly 70 miles at 30mph – over three times the distance of the English Channel.
The all-electric Candela P-12 uses hydrofoils that lift it above the waves leading to a smooth journey without rocking
With capacity for 30 passengers, it has a range of nearly 70 miles at 30mph – over three times the distance of the English Channel
Candela told the Daily Mail it had received interest from private companies to use it for crossings.
It is being trialled this year by the Swedish government in Stockholm to ferry commuters through its many archipelagos and waterways.
The vessel uses three carbon fibre wings, known as hydrofoils, which allow it to lift out the water when it goes above 20mph.
Once airborne, it can reach higher speeds and travel long distances due to the significantly reduced drag that comes with ‘flying’ above the water.
And for those who hate rocky crossings, the boat’s flight controller is able to adjust the hydrofoils up to 100 times per second to keep the ferry level.
It also leaves hardly any wake, with the company claiming it generates less when at full throttle than a conventional passenger travelling at slow speeds.
Erik Eklund, Vice President of Commercial Vessels at Candela, said: ‘No other ship has this kind of active electronic stabilisation.
‘Flying aboard the P-12 Shuttle in rough seas will feel more like being on a modern express train than on a boat: it’s quiet, smooth and stable’.
Candela says over 600 cities, boat operators, and urban developers across the world have already expressed an interest in the shuttle.
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