“What’s changed since those days,” says Percy, “is modern computers, the ability to autonomously control things rapidly to model different sea states with accuracy.”
Unlike those passive hydrofoils, Artemis’s eFoiler is modelled on an aircraft wing with a built-in electric motor and propeller. Its flaps can move thousands of times a second to ensure the vessel’s progress is as smooth, stable and efficient as possible.
Percy credits many of the advances to the America’s Cup, even though it looked to many to be merely a…
