HYDROFOIL -- Supramar AG History by Thomas Wuhrmann in Switzerland -- Hydrofoil

Supramar was a hydrofoil design company in Switzerland, founded in 1952. The founders were engineers who had already worked on hydrofoils in Germany during WW2. Among them were Baron Hanns von Schertel, Karl Büller and Eugen Schatté. In May 1953 the World’s first passenger hydrofoil, "Freccia D&was put into operation on Lake Maggiore. This led to further development, such as the PT 20 and PT 50. Supramar became the market leader for hydrofoils in the western hemisphere and in Asia for about 25 years