ELECTRIC FLIGHT

Foiling is becoming all the rage among boating enthusiasts the world over, and the commercial potential of foiling is just beginning to be realised, a potential innovative Swedish boatbuilding and technology company Candela is already exploring with some of its larger models.

The Candela 7, though, is designed more for recreational boating and was in some respects the development platform for the company – the 7.5m C7 has now been superseded by a new, larger, faster, and even more efficient C8 model, one of which is headed to our shores soon.

The owner of the only Candela C7 in New Zealand is Wanaka’s Kostya Marchenko, who also represents the Candela brand here. Kostya is a self-confessed foiling nut who enjoys a range of foiling watersports – and Wanaka is an ideal watersports venue, particularly in the summer months. He’s also a huge advocate for electric propulsion – he drives a Tesla – which explains his enthusiasm for the Candela brand. With masses of torque, the Tesla easily tows the C7.

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