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One innovation leads to another

16 November 2021

The electric foiling surfboards that buzz harbors are the small winged insects of the boating world, disturbing anchorage fields as the rider shreds the serenity. While providing pure recreation, now there are foiling ebikes that could offer a new solution for the daily commute as described in this tech review:


“Any boss who sacks anyone for not turning up today is a bum.” Former prime minister Bob Hawke often lamented that he made lots of important and intelligent statements but his words on September 26, 1983 are his most famous.

Of course Australia had just broken the longest winning streak in sporting history when they beat the New York Yacht Club which had defended the America’s Cup for 132 years. They did it all with a lot of hard work and an added piece of technology called a winged keel…

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