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The spec sheet for the C-7 says "Wave height 5 cm when foiling[1]."

The C-7 is a toy. I have no doubt that they can make a non-toy at some point in the future, but the future isn't here yet.

1: https://candelaspeedboat.com/candela-c-7/

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Hi, I work for Candela in Sweden. 5cm is not the wave height the boat can handle. 5 cm is the height of the wake the boat produces, so almost no wake. You can go foiling in 1,2 meter high waves in 30 knots - check out this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM&t=8s

Thanks for the clarification. Could you maybe update your product page? As someone who lives on the open ocean (rather than a bay), the first thing I look for is maximum swell or wave height a boat can handle.

Good suggestion - thanks!

Update: it's done. Thanks!

I have to say that I think the Spec Sheet may be in error. I looked at the videos on Candelas website, and it looks to me like there's significantly more than 5 cm between the water surface and the bottom of the hull.

Water under all those videos on their homepage is what we'd basically call smooth as glass. That's definitely a calm +/- 5 cm wave range.

Here is what a 1.2 meter one looks like, just exiting an inlet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV41E9PQwiU

Mikael at Candela here. It's supposed to be "wake", not "wave" - sorry for this. The wake behind the boat is only 5cm, so no wake damage here:) The boat handles waves nicely, we can fly in up to 1,2 meter high waves - watch this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7I0pVpnytM

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