The Icon by Tyde is a 42ft BMW-designed all-electric foiling superboat utterly unlike anything we’ve seen before.

In this exclusive sea trial, Jack Haines gets behind the spaceship style helm to find out what it’s like to pilot this extraordinary machine.

With six BMW i3 batteries tucked below the deck and twin Torqeedo Deep Blue 100kW motors powering counter-rotating propellers, the top speed is 30 knots. The Icon foils at 18 knots and cruises at 24 knots for a range of 50nm.

On board, the view out of the glass house is spectacular, the deck space dominated by the Star Trek helm station and it’s 32in, 6k screen. Elsewhere, there is passenger seating for six people. No galley, no wet bar and nowhere to sleep but one of the most extraordinary cruising experiences you could hope to have.

Stop reading this now, though, and watch the video, it really needs to be seen to be believed.

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Performance & Specification:
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LOA: 13.15m - 42ft 9in
Beam: 4.5m - 14ft 8in
Displacement: 10 tonnes
Charge time: 5-6 hours

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Performance
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Motors: Twin Torqeedo Deep Blue 100kW
Top Speed - 30 knots
Cruising Speed - 24 knots
Range - 50nn @ 24 knots

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Timestamps
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00:00 Intro
01:39 Driving
04:01 Ride Comfort
04:40 How does it work?
05:26 On Deck
05:55 Interior
08:10 The Helm
10:17 Slow Speed Handling
11:35 Can You Trust Foils?
12:42 Hans Zimmer Effect
14:30 Handling
15:05 The Passenger Experience
16:04 Our Verdict