Patent ID: 6055924
Filing Date: 2000-05-02
Classification: B63B

Abstract:
A towable water vehicle comprising a hullform, at least one hydrofoil and means for attaching said at least one hydrofoil to said hullform, said towable water vehicle having a transom and an imaginary planar bisector, said imaginary planar bisector dividing said towable water vehicle into a fore half section and an aft half section, said at least one hydrofoil being situated in said aft half section so that no portion of said at least one hydrofoil is situated in said fore half section and so that at least a portion of said at least one hydrofoil is inboard of said transom, said fore half section thereby being devoid of any portion of said at least one hydrofoil, wherein when said towable water vehicle is being towed in water at a sufficient steed said at least one hydrofoil is capable of generating lift so as to support more than fifty percent of the weight associated with said towable water vehicle, at least a substantial portion of said hullform being adaptable to carrying cargo, said weight associated with said towable water vehicle including the weight of said hullform and the weight of said cargo.