uLots Of Choices - “Horses for Courses”
uPlaning / Semiplaning Monohulls
uCatamarans/Wave Piercers
uAir Cushion
uHydrofoils
uHydrofoil Hybrids
•Planing Hulls With Partial Hydrofoil Support
•SWATH/HSYSWAS
uWing In Ground Effect: WIG/PARWIG, Ekranoplan
•More Like An Airplane - Similar Roles In Transport
•Much Faster Than Surface Craft (150 Knots +)
•Caspian Sea Monster: Soviet Airborne Battalion Ferry