Return of Superferry?

[Cagary]

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Originally posted by Cagary

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Originally posted by birchl

i'm english and there are hovercrafts that run between England and France all the time.

#10048;

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Hydrofoils were tried back in 1975, but were discontinued four years later.

From Wiki:

"Boeing launched three Jetfoil 929-100 hydrofoils that were acquired in 1975 for service in the Hawaiian Islands, which was operated by a Honolulu-based operator Seaflite Inc. Seaflite operated 3 Boeing Jetfoils between 1975 to the company's demise in 1979. When the service ended the three hydrofoils were acquired by Far East Hydrofoil (now TurboJET) for service between Hong Kong and Macau."

I rode on one of these from Oahu to Hilo. The seas were so rough crossing the Alenuihaha Channel between Maui and the Big Island that the engines stalled and the foils were knocked out from under the hull. It was no fun listening to the captain trying to get the engines started again. The rough seas had to be one of the reasons why the operation closed.



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-Veritas odium parit”(Terence 195–159 BC))-"Truth begets hatred".