Candela, the innovative Swedish builder, says it’s at the iPhone-like tipping point for revolutionizing boating with its brand-new, all-electric C-8 foiling craft.
After 16 months of development, Candela just tested the first C-8 at its headquarters in Stockholm and the company says it is now ready to start production. The C-8 foils at 16 knots, leaving no wake, noise or emissions behind. At 24 knots, the boat has a range of 50 nm. Top speed is 30 knots.
Candela is expanding and moving to a new factory in May. It plans to produce 400 boats a year by 2024. The C-8 will cost about $330,000.
The C-8 is the mass production version of the C-7 prototype that Candela launched in 2019, with refined hydrofoil technology and flight-control software. Candela has already received more than 100 orders for the C-8 since it introduced the concept last fall.
The boat has a 44kW lithium-ion battery and two of the company’s 55kW C-pod drives; each one drives a counterrotating propeller, and weighs just 110 pounds. The company says they require no maintenance for 3,000 hours. Charging time is two hours with three-phase charging.
The C-8 is designed as a comfortable day boat or weekender. It has a V-berth and a head below, and seats for eight people on deck, with a large sunbed aft. The company says it provides a smooth ride, with no pounding, even in rough seas.
You can order it as an open cruiser or with a hardtop and sunroof. Factory options include a cooler, freshwater shower, radar and searchlights.
Specs.: LOA: 27’8”; Beam: 8’’2”; Draft: (foils retracted) 1’6”, (foiling) 2’6”; Disp.: NA; Fuel: NA; Water: NA; Power: 2x55kW Candela C-Pod drives. Read more at http://candela.com and see the video below:
