Hydroptère

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Experimental sailing craft Hydroptère
Experimental sailing craft Hydroptère

The Hydroptère is an experimental sailing hydrofoil designed by the French sailor Alain Thébault. Its multihull hydrofoil design allows the sail-powered vessel to reach high speeds on water. The design is based on experience from a range of hydrofoil sailcraft that Thébault built in cooperation with the late Eric Tabarly since the 1990s. On 2007-01-27 the Hydroptère attained a record speed of 47.2 knots.

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