When a team of Yamaha engineers found this 1988 hydrofoil prototype in the back of a warehouse, they couldn’t resist restoring it and taking it for a spin
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Hydrofoiling boats are by no means new. The first hydrofoil-related patent dates all the way back to 1898, and there are numerous photos of hydrofoiling boats zipping along from the early 1900s. But their eye-popping ability to rise up out of the water and glide along with minimal drag never fails to catch the eye and spark the imagination, and it’s hard to watch one in action without wondering what it feels like to drive.
