Patent ID: 9586659
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B63B,B63H

Claim:
1. A passively stable, weight-shift controlled personal hydrofoil watercraft, comprising: a flotation device that has a fore-aft length greater than a lateral width, the flotation device having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein a user can be disposed on the top surface of the flotation device in a prone, kneeling, or standing position, the flotation device having a forward section, a middle section, and a rear section; a strut having a upper end and a lower end, the upper end fixedly interconnected with the flotation device between the middle section and the rear section of the flotation device; a hydrofoil fixedly interconnected with the lower end of the strut, the hydrofoil having no movable surface; a propulsion system for propelling the watercraft in a body of water, wherein the propulsion system is connected to the hydrofoil; and the watercraft having no movable steering system.