After the first patent filed in 1963 by Prof. Alfredo Magazzù, for an aerodynamically stabilised planing craft, many others followed; these included the Monostab – (Monoscafo stabilizzato) a monohull stabilised by means of a foil system – built by the Rodriquez Shipyard at the end of the ’80s in a 36m version and designed by the Magazzù Group, to carry 350 passengers at a speed of 35 knots.
This, like other later patents, was issued not only in Italy but in numerous other countries such as the USA, European States, New Zealand, former U.S.S.R, etc.