Weekend Fun: The Hydroptère

Posted on Aug 18, 2007

After a disastrous World Cup outing, the doping-plagued “Tour De Farce” and other embarassing shenanigans, The Hydroptère, a high-tech, 60-foot “flying yacht”, finally gives the French something to cheer about… The trimaran is half-boat, half-plane and was designed to fly over waves instead of bashing through them utilizing expansive “wings” that sport carbon fiber ailerons. When the wind...