Giroboat Aka Giro Boat: The Boat That Flies (1961), British Pathé

Check out this archive footage of a super unique innovation in water sports, the Giro Boat or essentially a boat that flies. 26 year old designer, John Hofstetter, came up with this invention that never quite took off in popular culture. For Archive Licensing Enquiries Visit: Explore Our Online Channel For FULL Documentaries, Fascinating Interviews Classic Movies: , BritishPathé, History, Boat, Scotland, WaterSports Subscribe to the British Pathé YT Channel: (FILM Glasgow, Scotland. L, S of Dougal Campbell, Scottish waterskiing champion in action. L, S of speedboats pulling the Giroboats which are dinghies with helicopter blades attached so that when they are going fast enough they take off. M, S of the giroboats in the water, one of them has Evinrude written on the side. M, S of another giroboat with Cameron Campbell written on the side, it takes off and starts to fly while still attached to the boat. The giroboat