Motor Boat & Yachting – May 2018

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EDITORIAL

It doesn’t seem right to compare something as exciting as a

foiling powerboat with something as big and heavy as a bus, but

seriously, I’ve been waiting 15 years for one to come along without

so much as a sniff. Then, all of a sudden, five turn up at once.

In the last few weeks, Sunreef, SEAir, Enata Marine and Galeon

have all either launched or announced foiling powerboats, but

the news that’s really caused eyebrows to pop is the revelation

that Princess Yachts is planning to launch a high-tech active

foiling system on its new R35 sportsboat (see p12).

As the name suggests, this isn’t a fixed set-and-forget

system. The foils will be constantly monitored and adjusted

by a computer to suit the sea conditions and the demands

of the driver. This means that the foils won’t just make the

boat faster and more efficient, they should make it ride and

handle better too. In that respect, AFS acts more like the

active suspension and aerodynamics package of a McLaren

P1 supercar than a traditional hydrofoil – a comparison that

won’t be lost on Princess’s executive chairman Antony Sheriff,

who used to be McLaren’s MD!

If this is all starting to sound a little esoteric for the ‘average’

cruising boat owner, bear in mind that this kind of compact

retractable foil system could be equally if not more beneficial

on larger, heavier craft where the potential gains are even bigger.

The Princess foiling system doesn’t try to lift the entire hull

out of the water, it just reduces the drag so that the boat performs

like a craft half its weight and size. The R35 may be the first

beneficiary of AFS, but how long before we see it on a V

or P68? Maybe that bus comparison isn’t so

far off the mark after all.

SEAIR FOILING RIB

You really need to see this foiling

RIB in action to appreciate how

the foils improve

the performance

and the rough-

weather ride

GALEON 460 FLY

Jack Haines demonstrates how

those amazing folding balconies

work and gives

the boat a proper

test in lumpy seas

off the Needles

SECRET DEVON

Revel in the glorious aerial footage

and expert commentary

from professional

filmmaker and

Princess V

owner John Boyle

mby.com/seair mby.com/g460 mby.com/devon

THE BEST VIDEOS WITH THIS ISSUE

The Princess R

may be first to get

foils, but how long

before we see them

on a V50 or P68?

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