Personal hydrofoil water craft

A hull-less personal water craft comprising:

• an operator platform having an aspect ratio of about ½ or greater and being so constructed and arranged to provide hydrodynamic lift,
• a hydrofoil positioned at an underside of said platform, and spaced apart therefrom;
• a motor propulsion system operatively coupled to said operator platform by a strut assembly;
• and
• said operator platform comprising a seating member.

A hull-less personal water craft comprising:

• a strut assembly having a forward end and a rearward end;
• an operator platform disposed at and operatively coupled to said rearward end of said strut assembly;
• a hydrofoil positioned at an underside of said operator platform and spaced apart therefrom;
• a control foil system disposed at and operatively coupled to said forward end of said strut assembly;
• a propulsion system;
• a control column having a proximal end operatively coupled to said propulsion system, said control column having an operator interface disposed at a distal end thereof;
• wherein said strut assembly comprises a central axial strut having an opening extending therethrough, and wherein an exhaust system for said propulsion system is disposed within said opening;
• and wherein said exhaust system is in fluid communication with an opening at a rear of said strut.