uCatamaran Modified for
Improved Motions
•Several Different Designs Available
•Hull Extension “Anticipates” Waves
•Hoverspeed Great Britain Now Holds the Blue Ribband
uReduced Hull Lift
Improves Motion In Waves
- But
Also Reduces Hull
Efficiency
uMust Be Tuned for the
Required Sea State
uBottoming Out / Bow
Diving Can Be Problems
uRequires Longer Hulls
Forward Of Passenger Space
uStructural Cracking Very
Common