e’ve seen a slew of radical electric boating technology over the last few years. From X-Shore’s daycruisers to Evoy-driven Axopars to hyper-efficient hydrofoils from Candela and America’s Cup Emirates Team New Zealand, it’s a fascinating time to be a marine engineer. Few things though, are arguably more arresting than the E1 Series Racebird. Part Galactica Viper, part Formula-E race car and part flying fish, the maneuverable, 24-foot, winged carbon-fiber racer is something else. And while the cockpit, hull and foils are sci-fi evocative, Racebird’s 200-hp electric heart is based on a 2.1-liter internal combustion Mercury Racing motor, only its ICE powerhead has been
