Lausanne, France-based DECISION SA, a composite manufacturer that contributed to the creation many innovative composite creations, including the famous Solar Impulse aircraft, has signed a deal for the delivery of its first SeaBubble – a river taxi equipped with foils that will lift the vehicle and make it “fly” over the water, without generating any waves.
Alain Thébault, the famous French skipper of “L’Hydroptère,” and his business partner, windsurfing champion Anders Bringdal, have asked DECISION to develop and build the first prototypes of the watercraft. The first prototypes will be delivered in June 2017 and trials will take place on the Seine soon after.
So far, not much is publicly known about the SeaBubble’s construction except that it will have a carbon fiber-based hull. However, based on the company’s past experience and expertise, the carbon fiber will probably be prepreg, as all nine marine applications DECISION SA has on its website feature the use of prepregs.
