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Founded October 1961 as

Hovering Craft and Hydrofoil

Published 1979-1988 as

High-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Assistant Editor Giles Clark Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2YY, Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278

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January-February 1990

Vol 29 No 1

Advertising and Subscriptions

David Woodgate

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North American Representatives

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5 Orders and developments

13 New projects revealed at Exhibition

23 1989 Deliveries and orders

Magazine mastheads, the left hand side ofthis page, are not usually considered necessary

reading by the bidl< of subscribers. Little if anything clianges on tliem and if it does it

probably Ims little bearing on tlte reader. However, we would on this occasion lil<.e to

draw your attention to a new name on litis magazine's masthead.

Tlte name, Giles Clark, has actually been appearing there since October but the man

lumself finally joined the staff of Fast Ferry International in January tliis year, just in

time to have his first public outing in his new role at the High Speed Siaface Craft

Conference and Exhibition.

Giles joins us directly from Oxford University, where he spent a term on a Journalists'

Fellowship Programme, although for tlie past 11 years lie has worked on a variety of

marine magazines including Marine Week, Small Ships and Fairplay Shipping Weekly.

Prior to that he was at sea, serving with both the Royal and Merchant Navy.

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Cover photograph: Delivered to Japan Ocean Cruise Line in September, Nagasaki is

the third Jetfoil 929-117 hydrofoil built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries since the

company was licensed by Boeing Marine Systems. Fitted out for only 180 passengers,

the vessel is operated between Nagasaid and tiie Soutii Korean island of Cliejo-do

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Hovering Craft and IHydrofoii

High-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel: 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2YY,

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March 1990

Vol 29 No 2

UK

David Woodgate

Advanced Marine Systems Associates, Box 119, Huntington, New York 11743, USA Tel: 516-754-9041

5 Orders and developments

11 MES releases fast ferry details

13 Seventh International High Speed Surface Craft

Conference

27 Computerized ticketing systems at Conference and

Exhibition

31 First Incat 74m wavepiercer launched

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33 Agnes 200 SES nears completion in France

Cover photograph: The first 39.3m swath built by Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding,

Seagull 2 , was delivered to Tokai Risen in December and has entered service between Atami and Osliitna, the route operated since 1981 by the MES 36m swath Seagull

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Higfi-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel: 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,

Middlesex HA6 2YY, UK

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International

April 1990

Vol 29 No 3

5 Orders and developments

13 Seventh International High Speed Surface Craft

Conference

29 The development of a hydrostatic transmission

33 The role of WIG effect vehicles in the transport industry

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Cover photograph: The first Griffon 2000TD and 2000TDX hovercraft, the deveiopment of which was discussed at the 7th International High Speed Surface Craft Conference by John Gifford. The 2000TDX left Hong Kong for the PRC last month to take part in the British Hovercraft Expedition to China. Photograph by Paul Rapson.

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High-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel; 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,

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May 1990

Vol 29 No 4

5 Orders and developments

14 Westamarin launches W4100s and unveils new design

23 All change in Stavanger

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28 Norway's last hydrofoil

31 Batservice enters the fast ferry market

35 Uprated engine and new drive unit from MTU

37 The Wolfson Unit: the appliance of science

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Cover Photograph: Top: The first Westamaran 4100S catamaran, Crimskaya Strela, alongside at Westamarin's Mandal yard. The vessel and her sister, Golubaya Strela, will enter service between Yalta and Odessa this summer. Below: An artist's impression of Westamarin's new design tiie 4200S.

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High-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel: 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood, Middlesex HA6 2YY,

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June 1990

Vol 29 No 5

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David Woodgate

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5 Orders and developments

15 Kvcerner Fjellstrand's Flying Cat 40m

22 Another new fast ferry for FSF

29 All change in Bergen

33 Cirrus plans new yard and SES designs

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35 Seats and a whole lot more

Cover: "They've actually built tlie artists's impression", was all one individual could say wiien faced with tiie reality of Kvcerner Fjellstrand's first Flying Cat 40m. The

vessel was delivered to her owners, Fylkesbaatane i Sogn og Fjordane, on April 4

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Higii-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel: 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,

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July/August 1990

Vol 29 No 6

David Woodgate

5 Orders and developments

15 Harding Verft delivers first 28m catamaran

19 New projects unveiled at Posidonia

27 NOEA exports wavepiercer and hovercraft to Asia

30 WaveMaster delivers first Jet Raider monohull

34 Ulstein International reveals fast ferry plans

37 Ruston Diesels launches new engine

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Cover: The first of five Jet Raider nwnohulls, coincidentally named Jet Raider, was delivered by the Australian company WaveMaster Interimhonal to its owner Fullers -Gulf Cruises in New Zealand in July. The 37m vessel, wltich is based in Aucldand,

is replacing a high speed catamaran on a commuter route to the islands in the Hauraici Gulf and a tourist/freight route to Great Barrier Island

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Higii-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel: 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,

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September 1990

Vol 29 No 7

5 Orders and developments

13 Rodriquez foil assisted monohull enters service

17 ASL delivers first Incat 49m wavepiercer

25 Condor plans for vehicle carrying wavepiercer

31 Swath Ocean unveils vehicle ferry project

36 Recent hovercraft developments at MARIO

38 An SR.N6 hovercraft rediscovered

40 Griffon 1500TD hovercraft off the beach

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Cover: The first Incat 49m wavepiercer, C o n d o r 9, was launched on June 23. The vessel, ordered by Condor and built by Aluminium Shipbuilders at Portchester, entered service on the compatty's St. Maio-Weymouth route on August 14 (photograph: Gilbert Hampton Photography)

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Fast Ferry Directory 1990

For the first time our annual Fast Ferry

Directory, the seventh in the series, is

being published separately f r o m the

magazine. As usual, however, it lists

details of all companies worldwide

operating fast ferries, or awaiting

deliv-ery, at the end o f August, their fleets

and routes. For the first time, it also

includes the addresses of many of the

operators.

This year, 155 companies are

inclu-ded. This is 15 less than last year due

mainly to mergers and the listing of

most of the Chinese vessels serving

Hong Kong under one operator. The

number of vessels detailed is 562 but the

total exceeds 600 when those on order

are included.

As always, accuracy is the main

consideration and consequently several

companies, particularly in Asia, have

been deleted because we could get no

information about their current status.

Conversely, some of those deleted i n

previous years have been reinstated

because we have received confirmation

that they continue to operate.

Companies that have introduced their

first fast ferries in the past year include

Japan Ocean Cruise Line, Kyushu

Sho-sen Kaisha, Kyushu Railway Company,

Cruises, Sea-Com Corporation,

Super-cats and SuperSuper-cats Marine. Companies

that have ceased operations during the

past year include Bay State Cruises,

Hover Mirage, Hovertransport and

Real Maritima Delcruceros.

A fast ferry here is considered to be

a vessel able to carry a m i n i m u m of 50

passengers and having a f u l l load speed

capability of at least 25 knots. The

operators are listed alphabetically with

details of their fleets i n date acquisition

order. Where two dates are given, the

first is the year of construction and the

second is the year the vessel was

intro-duced by the current operator.

Metro Marine Express, Pure Pleasure

Pictured on tlie cover is Peroni, tlie first Rodriquez 37m foil assisted monohull built tliat has entered service with Aliscafi SNAV.

Above, one ofthe Jetfoil 929-117s launched by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in the past year, Pegasus, was delivered to Kyusiiu

Shosen Kaisha. Below, four from Fjellstrand, Flaggruten's 38.8m Sleipner arriving in Bergen from Stavanger as Fylkesbaatane

i Sogn og Fjordane's two 38.8m catamarans, Fjordprins and Sognkongen, and Flying Cat 40m I<:ommand0ren depart on their

journeys northward

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High-Speed Surface Craft Editor Alan Blunden Tel: 09274-27262 Fax: 0923-835278 Editorial Giles Clark Tel: 0580-713815 Fax: 0580-714927 Editorial Address 24 Leaf Close, Northwood,

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October 1990

Vol 29 No 8

5 Orders and developments

9 Second Incat 74m wavepiercer launched in Tasmania

17 Hoverspeed moves into new waters

22 Rolls-Royce pitches for a slice of the commercial

marine market

25 Textron Lycoming re-enters the market

27 A new yard for Westamarin

30 Kv^rner Fjellstrand prepares for Foilcat

34 Norway's second high speed conference

37 New Norwegian projects detailed at conference

Cover: Hoverspeed's second Incat 74m wavepiercing catamaran, Hoverspeed France, on trials in Tasmania

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November 1990

Vol 29 No 9

5 Orders and developments

11 Rodriquez building two new designs

15 Breton yard produces wooden fast ferry

17 Norway's second high speed conference

21 Japan: a country designed for ferry .operations

22 Techno-Superliner pushing for the 50 knot cargo vessel

24 Yamaha: still a player on the edge of the market

29 Kawasaki looking at local market for 30 Jetfoils

35 , Mitsui keeps options open with variety of designs

Cover: Tlie f i f t h Jetfoil 929-117 built by Kawasaid, Beetle, entered service in May on Kyushu Railway Company's Halcata-Hirado-Nagasald Hollands Village route

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December 1990

Vol 29 No 10

5 Orders and developments

13 Royal Schelde's first fast ferry launched

19 Fast ferries make their mark at IMTA conference

27 Positive results from Seatrans trials

29 Lindstol Skip delivers Light 22.5 catamaran

33 Norway's second high speed conference

36 Japanese operators make the most of natural

advantages

45 MTU launches 595 series engine

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Cover: The latest Cirrus 120P surface effect ship completed by,Br0drene Aa, Nissho for Japan's Yasiida Ocean Line, is tiie first to be powered by MTU 16V 396

TB84 diesels

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