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  • On 27 October 1991, Mark Drela pedalled the human-powered hydrofoil, Decavitator, to a world-record speed of 18.5 knots (9.53 meters/second) over a 100 meter race course on the Charles River in Boston, Massachusetts. In the spring of 1993 the Decavitator team was awarded the DuPont prize for the fastest human-powered water craft. This prize was to be awarded to the first team to break 20 knots over a 100 meter course, or to the team with the fastest speed on record as of 31 December 1992. http://lancet.mit.edu/decavitator/ The current record, 18.5 knots (21.29 mph), is held by the Decavitator, built by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Our goal is to reach 20 knots (23.02 mph). https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ro/www/CetanHumanPoweredHydrofoilProject/

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