Swedish Electric Flying Passenger Boat Debut’s in Venice


Sweden’s Candela P-8 Voyager made its debut at the Salone Nautico in Venice last week. The Voyager is a boat designed to have zero impact on the environment. It is powered by electricity and glides above the water using computer-guided hydrofoils. The hydrofoils are retractable, making for easy storage and mooring of the vessel. The craft is powered by twin submerged ultra-compact Candela C-POD motors, which drive counter-rotating propellers.

The C-POD can operate for 3,000 hours before any service needed. This makes it a great boat for operators in remote locations where technicians are difficult to find, if at all. The P-8 Voyager is updated OTA and connected to Candela’s 24/7 Service department, which can perform remote troubleshooting. It sounds ideal for a remote research vessel, though its intended use is to carry passengers for commercial operations.

It glides silently over the water, leaving only a 5cm wake, which doesn’t disturb sea dwelling creatures or damage beaches and coral reefs. Four-foot swells won’t slow this boat and passengers can kick back in luxury while enjoying a panoramic view of the scenery. The twenty-eight-foot P-8 Voyager carries six passengers and crew in air-conditioned comfort.

The P-8 Voyager goes faster and further than any other electric boat. It tops out at 30knots and has a range of 50 nautical miles at cruise speed. The P-8 Voyager has been developed to replace smaller combustion driven craft like tenders, taxis, and rigid inflatables. Production of the Candela P-8 Voyager is slated for the fall of 2022. Read more about it on the Candela website.

Share this post

Ocean Priselac

An avid mountain and bodyboarder who lives by "if you don't go, you'll never know," with an affinity for wildlife and animal rescue; surf forecasting is a huge part of Ocean's life and was a winner in Red Bull's Project Swell several years ago. The 2014 LB2CAT was her first jet ski competition and can't wait to do it again!

No comments

Add yours

No Thanks