Powered hydrofoil board

A passively stable, weight-shift controlled personal hydrofoil watercraft, comprising:

• a surfboard-shaped flotation device that has a fore-aft length greater than a lateral width, the flotation device having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface has a substantially horizontal supporting surface configured to support a user in a prone, kneeling, or standing position, the flotation device having a forward section, a middle section, and a rear section;
• a strut having an upper end and a lower end, the upper end fixedly interconnected with the flotation device's bottom surface;
• a hydrofoil fixedly interconnected with the lower end of the strut, the hydrofoil being designed to provide passive static stability controlled solely by weight shift of the user;
• a propulsion system attached to the surfboard-shaped flotation device for propelling the watercraft in a body of water, the propulsion system comprising a motor, a motor speed controller, and a propulsor, wherein the propulsor is selected from a propeller, a ducted propeller, or a pump-jet;
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• the watercraft having no movable steering system.

A personal hydrofoil watercraft, comprising:

• a surfboard-shaped flotation device that has a fore-aft length greater than a lateral width, the flotation device having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface has a substantially horizontal supporting surface configured to support a user in a prone, kneeling, or standing position, the flotation device having a forward section, a middle section, and a rear section;
• a hydrofoil interconnected with the surfboard-shaped flotation device, the hydrofoil having a strut and a first hydrofoil wing, an upper end of the strut being fixedly interconnected with the surfboard-shaped flotation device;
• a propulsion system attached to the surfboard-shaped flotation device for propelling the watercraft in a body of water, the propulsion system comprising a motor, a motor speed controller, and a propulsor, wherein the propulsor is selected from a propeller, a ducted propeller, or a pump-jet, and wherein the motor is integrated into a waterproof, streamlined pod removably interconnected with the hydrofoil through a fitting;
• the watercraft having no movable steering system;
• a handheld controller having a throttle;
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• a throttle interface, wherein the throttle is adapted to send electronic signals to the throttle interface that cause an output of the propulsion system to change.

A personal hydrofoil watercraft, comprising:

• a surfboard-shaped flotation device that has a fore-aft length greater than a lateral width, the flotation device having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein the top surface has a substantially horizontal supporting surface configured to support a user in a prone, kneeling, or standing position, the flotation device having a forward section, a middle section, and a rear section;
• a hydrofoil interconnected with the surfboard-shaped flotation device, the hydrofoil having a strut and a first hydrofoil wing, an upper end of the strut being fixedly interconnected with the surfboard-shaped flotation device;
• a propulsion system attached to the surfboard-shaped flotation device for propelling the watercraft in a body of water, the propulsion system comprising a motor, a motor speed controller, and a propulsor, wherein the propulsor is selected from a propeller, a ducted propeller, or a pump-jet, and wherein the motor is integrated into a waterproof, streamlined pod and the first hydrofoil wing extends from the waterproof, streamlined pod;
• the watercraft having no movable steering system;
• a handheld controller having a throttle;
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• a throttle interface, wherein the throttle is adapted to send electronic signals to the throttle interface that cause an output of the propulsion system to change.