Safety strut assembly for hydrofoil craft

Safety strut assembly (9) for a hydrofoil craft (1) comprising a strut (12), which is attached to the hull (10) of the craft by means of a transverse oriented strut axle (40) for pivotal movement with respect to the hull, the assembly further comprising: a control rod (33) passing down through the strut (12); a linear actuator assembly (28); a hydrofoil (13) pivotally mounted to the bottom portion of the strut (12) about a transverse oriented foil axle (35); wherein the foil axle (35), being the centre of rotation (COR) of the hydrofoil (13), is not coinciding with the centre of pressure (COP) of the hydrofoil in the keel direction (K) of the craft (1), thereby enabling varying the angular orientation of the hydrofoil (13) by a single direction displacement of the control rod (33) and the first linkage means (34) in the height direction (V) of the craft (1).