--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Frederick Noronha (FN)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A hovercraft that was launched on this route sometime in the 'nineties > could not be sustained due to choppy seas, missed trips and the fact that > the costly (made-in-Europe) hovercraft were quite close to the then > plane-fares. ------------------------------------------------------- Fred, it wasnt a hovercraft, which rides on a cushion of air, with no underwater drag, but a catamaran, whose underwater dynamic shape produces lift and reduces drag, thus increasing its speed, unlike a conventional hull. An hovercraft can beach on hard land, while a catamaran requires a jetty for passengers to disembark. regards, Gilbert.
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