{"id":161993,"date":"2026-02-12T06:45:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/?p=161993"},"modified":"2026-02-12T06:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T06:46:25","slug":"worlds-coolest-boats-the-superfoiler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/yachts-and-gear\/worlds-coolest-boats-the-superfoiler-161993","title":{"rendered":"World’s coolest boats: The Superfoiler"},"content":"\u201cThe Superfoiler was one of the coolest boats of all time,\u201d says Luke Parkinson, who\u2019s sailed everything from F50s to offshore 100-footers. \u201cIt was a boat like no other. It always kept you on your toes. It was really hard to sail, but very rewarding when you got it right.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Superfoiler took elements of Sydney\u2019s 18ft Skiff class and turbo-charged them on foils. An Australian roadshow-style circuit was launched in 2017 with fan zones, drone coverage, and live streaming, and attracted big names like Nathan Outteridge and Glenn Ashby, before the circuit was wound down in 2019.\r\n\r\n\u201cIt was a three-person, fast foiling boat that you could reach pretty much 40 knots, and it had electronic rake control,\u201d recalls Parkinson.\r\n\r\n\u201cYou could have three people on trapezes. You had configurable tack and gybe functionality, and it was just really ahead of its time. The boat had a heavy weather main and an all-purpose main and two jibs as well \u2013 it was very versatile. It was just a boat to remember, a very special boat.\u201d\r\n\r\nMake sure you check out our full list of\u00a0Coolest boats<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_161995\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"630\"]\"\" \u2018The Superfoiler was really ahead of its time\u2019. Photo: Andrea Francolini[\/caption]\r\n

Superfoiler stats rating<\/h2>\r\nTop speed:<\/strong> 35+ knots\r\nLOA:<\/strong> 7.97m\/26ft 2in\r\nLaunched:<\/strong> 2017\r\nBerths:<\/strong> 0\r\nPrice (New):<\/strong> \u20ac220,000\r\nAdrenalin factor:<\/strong> 95%\r\n

Luke Parkinson<\/h2>\r\nLuke Parkinson is flight controller for SailGP<\/a> series champions Emirates GBR. After sailing a 49er, the Australian began offshore racing with ScallyWag. He won his first Volvo Ocean Race<\/a> in 2015, and has done three America\u2019s Cup<\/a> campaigns \u2013 one with Artemis and two with Ben Ainslie\u2019s INEOS crew, and was a cyclor-sailor in Barcelona.\r\n\r\n
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\u201cThe Superfoiler was one of the coolest boats of all time,\u201d says Luke Parkinson, who\u2019s sailed everything from F50s to offshore 100-footers. \u201cIt was a boat like no other. It always kept you on your toes. It was really hard to sail, but very rewarding when you got it right.\u201d The Superfoiler took elements of Sydney\u2019s 18ft Skiff class and turbo-charged them on foils. An Australian roadshow-style circuit was launched in 2017 with fan zones, drone coverage, and live streaming, and attracted big names like Nathan Outteridge and Glenn Ashby, before the circuit was wound down in 2019. \u201cIt was a three-person, fast foiling boat that you could reach pretty much 40 knots, and it had electronic rake control,\u201d recalls Parkinson. \u201cYou could have three people on trapezes. You had configurable tack and gybe functionality, and it was just really ahead of its time. The boat had a heavy weather main and an all-purpose main and two jibs as well \u2013 it was very versatile. It was just a boat to remember, a very special boat.\u201d Make sure you check out our full list of\u00a0Coolest boats. Superfoiler stats rating Top speed: 35+ knots LOA: 7.97m\/26ft 2in Launched: 2017 Berths: 0 Price (New): \u20ac220,000 Adrenalin factor: 95% Luke Parkinson Luke Parkinson is flight controller for SailGP series champions Emirates GBR. After sailing a 49er, the Australian began offshore racing with ScallyWag. He won his first Volvo Ocean Race in 2015, and has done three America\u2019s Cup campaigns \u2013 one with Artemis and two with Ben Ainslie\u2019s INEOS crew, and was a cyclor-sailor in Barcelona. If you enjoyed this\u2026. Yachting World is the world’s leading magazine for bluewater cruisers and offshore sailors. Every month we have inspirational adventures and practical features to help you realise your sailing dreams. Build your knowledge with a subscription delivered to your door. See our latest offers and save at least 30% off the cover price. Note: We may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site, at no extra cost to you. This doesn\u2019t affect our editorial independence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":447,"featured_media":161994,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[1633,2135],"review_manufacturer":[],"acf":[],"introduction":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161993"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/447"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=161993"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161993\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":161996,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/161993\/revisions\/161996"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/161994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=161993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=161993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=161993"},{"taxonomy":"review_manufacturer","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.yachtingworld.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review_manufacturer?post=161993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}