Low consumption, 20 cents per mile at 25 knots And in fact, when you turn aft sailing in foiling you do not see a real wake, but three thin parallel lines that plough the surface of the water.
But the absence of lapping between water and hull is the main reason for the silence. The electric motor when pushing the boat is not totally aphonic, even if it is immensely more muted than an internal combustion engine. And the absence of noise, or rather, its extreme reduction is a peculiar element. The sensation of total silence when we are dropped off at the quayside to get away from the mooring is something very strange for those who are used to the sound of classic engines. Thus the transition between displacement and foiling navigation, which takes place at about 17 knots, is perceived as natural and not as something alien. The data is then sent to the calculation system that changes the position of the foils so that the boat is stable (and above all perceived to be stable) during the navigation. A pair of transducers placed at the bow, through ultrasonic pulses, understand how the boat is positioned on the sea surface and how the position changes over time. In part, the boat behaves like a cetacean with its sonar system.
#Candela la barca software#
To make the set work there is a complex software that receives information from the environment and uses it to adapt the position of the foils to navigation. You can see, in orange, the columns of the foils retracted and sprouting between the two seats All about the foil control system
The second submerged surface for hull lifting is at the end of the outboard stalk Torqeedo Deep Blue 50R (80 horsepower equivalent), powered by the BMW i3 battery 40 kW. The draught in navigation, of course, is reduced when the boat begins to foil. The box is necessary to move the foil so that the draught changes from 1.2 meters with external foils to 0.4 meters with the foils raised. Its presence is revealed by the two columns (“strut” or “shaft”) that are placed in boxes that also serve as a support structure for the four armchairs of the cockpit. The first, with upside-down double T, is placed in the center of the boat. The foil control system makes the boat efficient and easy to use. Not just for foils, but for how foils behave. Design with a Nordic and essential style, Candela Speedboat is as traditional in shape and category as it is innovative under the waterline. It can reach up to 30 knots, if I wish, and at cruising speed (and including the reserve) it has over 58 miles of autonomy. It’s a 7.7-meter bowrider to navigate for two hours at 25 knots. We tested this electric boat that you can use just like a normal boat. Candela la prima barca “normale” con foil e a propulsione elettrica.Ĭandela is really something else.
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