Patent ID: 6178905
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A hull-less personal water craft comprising:a strut assembly having a forward end and a rearward end;an operator platform disposed at and operatively coupled to said rearward end of said strut assembly;a hydrofoil positioned at an underside of said operator platform and spaced apart therefrom;a control foil system disposed at and operatively coupled to said forward end of said strut assembly;a propulsion system;a control column having a proximal end operatively coupled to said propulsion system, said control column having an operator interface disposed at a distal end thereof; andwherein said operator platform is so constructed and arranged to have a length, a width, and a cross-section such that said operator platform provides lift during initial take-off of the craft, and is further so constructed and arranged to provide a riding surface thereon for an operator.