How hydrofoil boat startup Candela took a wild idea and made it fly

In 1906, inventor Enrico Forlanini launched the first hydrofoil boat on Lake Maggiore in the Italian alps. His contemporary innovator Alexander Bell later said a ride on Forlanini’s invention was “as smooth as flying.” Fast forward a little over a century to 2014, when Gustav Hasselskog quit his corporate job because he was bored. Seeking a new challenge, he came up with the idea for his own flying boat, powered by electricity. People thought he was crazy — he’s gone on to prove them wrong.     Swedish startup Candela has since built hundreds of hydrofoil boats, grown its team to over…

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