Boundary Layer, which was gunning for local air freight, and announced a slew of launch partners earlier this year, today announced a shift in strategy, with some high-performance foiling personal watercraft. Think low-flying SeaDoo, and you've got the right idea. The new product is called Valo, and will be able to carry a couple of passengers. Powered by a 108 hp electric motor, the craft can foil two feet above the surface of the water, at a top speed of 58 mph (50 knots), which will make it the world's fastest production foiling craft. Fingers crossed you don't come off the craft at those speeds; that'd be profoundly uncomfortable. 'Valo will be a complete revolution to personal watercraft. The first Jet Ski was on the market 50 years ago this year, and it's time for a major upgrade,' Kearney said. 'It will be fast, agile and tremendously exhilarating, all while being near silent and leaving zero wake. It will be like flying a stunt plane but on water. We see this as a completely...
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