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Foil Ferry, LLC

Paul G Bieker

Kevin John Reynolds

Dalton C Bergan

Matthew A Lankowski

A system for retracting a foil of a watercraft in the event of an impact has a strut extending from a watercraft, the strut has a pivot at one end that connects the strut to the watercraft and allows the strut to articulate around the pivot, a foil attached at a second end of the strut, wherein the foil has sufficient surface area configured to generate positive lift when the watercraft is traveling over water; and a retraction system including a mechanical fuse connected to the strut, the mechanical fuse holds the strut stationary and is subject to forces from the strut when the strut travels through water, the retraction system allows retraction of the strut around the pivot when the strut experiences a force greater than a predetermined limit, and the foil is configured to articulate on the strut to maintain positive lift orientation as the strut is retracting.

Collision system for foiling watercraft

The invention features a hydrofoil device for reducing wake formation on a partially immersed hull of a sailing or motor vessel.

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Anacortes, WA, United States of America

Paul G Bieker