Yes,
GWC has made my day.
However, in multi-hull sailing, there's plenty of thrills-per-minute -- without hydrofoils.
The
Rave video shows course-corrections just for the relatively small wake of the videographer's boat. (Where the crew get wet).
Videos were available for the Hobie
Tri-Foiler (no longer on the market).
Fast enough, but at 22 feet long, and 18-feet wide, @ 35Knots,
upthesaukee would need to put away the fenders and stay home. The Tri-Foiler would use up too many of "Winnipesaukee acres-per-minute" --
and the Tri-Foiler would be the "stand-on" boat!
Here's mostly motorized hydrofoil development from the 50s:
http://www.foils.org/gallery/1950.htm
The site even has some
hydrofoilgeek for Mac. For reasons unknown, hydrofoils seem to be the realm of geezers.
Quote:
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"...We knew this from the start but installed the feeler/incidence controlled system while developing an electronic autopilot with zero spatial anticipation and a coordinated turn and bank that worked very well...The system was later further developed by Marine Systems Corp. If you do use a mechanical control system with surface feelers, I highly recommend...control flaps and not incidence of the foil."
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There's Marine Corps landing craft on foils -- even a DUKW on foils: 35 Knots!