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Navier Unveils All-Electric 30 in Miami

Navier just held the world premiere for its new N30 all-electric foiling cruiser at Art Basel Miami Beach last week, and the company, a San Francisco startup, says it’s “the boat of the future.” The 30 is a stretched version of the 27-foot prototype that Navier has been working on for the past year. In addition to the extra three feet, the new 30 features individual wings on the rear hydrofoils instead of a single wing. The N30 has a high-tech active foil system so it can fly over the waves at up to 35 knots. It also features an…

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Navier Raises Money, Makes Boats in Maine

Navier, a San Francisco startup, just raised $7.2 million in seed money to build its all-electric foiling boats at the Lyman-Morse plant in Thomaston, Maine. Navier announced that the seed money came from Global Founders Capital and Treble, among other firms, plus some individual investors. Lyman-Morse is already laying up the hulls of the first two Navier 27s, made with advanced composites and smart software. Navier 27s are powered by two 50kW electric motors and foil, or fly, three to four feet above the water to reduce drag and improve efficiency. They use a foiling stabilization control system borrowed from…