The world’s first variable-speed surface effect boat (SEB)

Engineered for multiple and diverse markets in the billion dollar water transportation industry

The Problem: Global Transportation is Not Working

Transportation is so vital to prosperity and lifestyles that these

challenges must be met.

ꟷ Increase in population will amount to approximately 100 million by 2040 which willdouble the demand for passenger travel and technological change

ꟷ Airports, ports and railroads are straining to meet demandsꟷ Roughly $65B per year is spent on transportationꟷ Highway congestion wastes approximately 2.3B gallons of gasoline per yearꟷ Building new highways and transit systems cannot solve the problem of congestion

ꟷ Passenger discomfort directly related to sea state changes is paramountꟷ Delays and high fuel costs are due to new enforced IMO emission rulesꟷ The use of larger and larger engines in the quest for speed fosters high fuel

consumption and negative environmental impact ꟷ Even with shortfalls, water transport is still a trillion dollar worldwide business today

Our Solution: The Shannon AmphfoilCapable of traveling 100mph 1-2 feet above the sea state, the Amphfoil offers 21st century water transport services substantially faster, greener and cheaper than any other traditional transport vessel. The Amphfoil was designed to augment, not replace current water transportation. Design protected by two patents #6994049 and #9688356

A New Breed of Watercraft

35’ passenger concept

35’ Multi-purpose concept

35’ military concept

The Best of 3 Technologies in OneThe Amphfoil is THE FIRST to utilize three time-tested and proven existing technologies to achieve a vessel that can operate safely up to 100 mph in three stages: (Stage 1) 0-25mph as a power catamaran (Stage 2) 25-50mph as a hydrofoil (Stage 3) 50-100 mph as a surface effect vessel

More lift. More speed. More comfort. Less fuel. Less maintenance.

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Engineered for VersatilityThe primary Amphfoil structural platform is engineered to accommodate unlimited cabin design modules for use in a multitude of real world applications. (The cabin designs herein are intended to be inspirational.)

One platform. Unlimited models. Unlimited sizes. Unlimited possibilities.

The Amphfoil Business DynamicUsing cutting edge engineering and materials an Amphfoil was designed to be inexpensive to build with fifteen primary carbon fiber/Kevlar sections and eleven secondary pieces. All components and modules can be molded at one central location, shipped globally along with machinery and parts in conventional shipping containers and then easily and economically assembled by semi-skilled employees at another location anywhere in the world. Centralized modular construction =$ Proprietary Profits $

Strategically located Amphfoil plant

builds high-tech platforms and modules

Everything necessary for a completed

Amphfoil is shipped to assembly centers

for distribution to global markets

The Future of the Amphfoil Success is Far Reaching

The OpportunityOur approach to investment funding of the Amphfoil project is simple, open-minded, receptive & flexible. As Dean Kamen, inventor and entrepreneur once said, “ Innovation is so hard and so frustrating it takes the intersection of people with courage, vision and resources. One must collaborate to achieve big.” We have the courage and the vision. We need the resources and the collaboration.

Dedicated Use of Funds

Demonstrator development for target markets

Retain composite and carbon fiber engineering firm

Labor and construction costs

Operating expenses: Marketing campaign for domestic and foreign market Moving Amphfoil 35 to high visibility boat shows and related venues Retain an international marketing firm Production of professional sales videos Media advertising Miscellaneous demonstrator expenses

(details on request)

Stec Inc. seeks $5m to build the Amphfoil 35’ demonstrator and bring the Amphfoil to market by 2018

The Amphfoil Business Plan is Simple and Financially FeasibleThe 35 ft Amphfoil demo boat is the rock-solid business plan. The Amphfoil will sell itself once a fully operational demo boat is built and presented to the world

Excitement. Adrenaline, Speed…Pushing the Envelope

The Demo Boat

The 35 ft Amphfoil demo boat will be built as a proof of concept vessel and demonstrator.

ꟷ A working demonstrator coupled with a clearly defined market thatoffers the unique feature of being patent protected is a proven commodity.

ꟷ Engineering details will be finalized such as operating controls, enginehorse power ratios and other construction issues

ꟷ All specialized features will be incorporated such as hydraulic boarding platform, retractable wheels, dual helms etc.

ꟷ The 35 ft Amphfoil will be engineered to be modular with the capability of being assembled anywhere in the world providing multiple markets for theend user

ꟷ Engine, controls, electronics and parts will be organized to be shipped inconventional containers to then be assembled by non-specialized personnel

The Amphfoil: First Mover

The Finer Points

Our Recent Accomplishments to Date.

Capital invested $550k Concept test model completed and sea-trialed

successfully Designs and CAD drawings completed Patents obtained Outside expert verification of Amphfoil concept received Market segments defined Website developed and is public Branding logo designed and trademarked Advisory board established Legal counsel retained Press releases sent to relevant worldwide magazines Marketing videos produced Announcement literature designed and printed Amphfoil Delaware corporation formed A new corporate entity formed Stec Inc. which holds all

assets of the Amphfoil, including patents

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Platform concept

Unparalleled Expertise in Innovation Will Drive Our Business Model

What they’re saying about Walt Schulz, holder of 5 marine-related patents, including the Amphfoil, naval architect and marine engineer, founder of Shannon Boat Company in 1975, designer and engineer behind the Amphfoil.

“…Walter Schulz has been working every side of the yacht-design paradox, drawing what’s best from the nearly forgotten past and the up-to-the-minute present, then adding the occasional flash of original inspiration.”

“Walter is a fleeting commodity today. He is a builder, designer, inventor, tinkerer, and the creative force behind the brand. He’s interesting, darn opinionated, some may say slightly egotistical, and just the type of individual I would want to build my boat.”

“Walter Schulz is one of the last of a wonderful breed—the complete boat builder. He designs boats, invents rigs, invents hull shapes, and then, unlike most others who work only on paper or computer, he takes saw and rasp and builds a half-model. And then he build the real boat…always interesting and invariably one of the world’s best yachts.”

To create a craft that combines everything I know about boat design and hydrofoil design, as well as apply the greatly under-utilized but immensely powerful physics of surface effect has been a dream of mine for almost a decade. It is the apogee of my career and combines my passion for naval architecture with aeronautical engineering and my long-time fascination with surface effect craft WIGs [Wing in Ground Effect]. The real excitement for me is that the Amphfoil has unlimited possibilities. I envision the international coast guard using it for search & rescue missions or patrolling the difficult to protect coastal waters. I envision Amphfoil passenger and limousine service between New York and Boston, Nice and Genoa, both notorious automobile congested corridors whose burden is not eased with planes and trains. I envision private boaters using it to get to places like Nantucket and the Bahamas faster, to speed out to distant sport fishing grounds or simply using it to have fun.

___Walt Schulz

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