I flew hydrofoils for Condor in Guernsey for three years, it was fantastic.
@seapilot6410 ай бұрын
We were very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time to work on these truly unique vessels
@paulmahy10 ай бұрын
@@seapilot64 Very.
@valve0radio Жыл бұрын
How Spectacular!
@douro20 Жыл бұрын
Fairlight- the company which developed the first sampling synthesizer- named themselves after this vessel as they saw it as the pinnacle of tech in those days in Australia.
@rsinclair6560 Жыл бұрын
Did they ever use the Admiralty approved brass bell in fog or restricted viability?
@seapilot64 Жыл бұрын
Not in my five years as deckhand. Vessels not fitted with radar either. Steered compass courses until we arrived at Circular Quay. If fog on start up at 0600 didn't leave until visibility improved
@brettyoung8691 Жыл бұрын
Those people paid $2.50 for their fare
@chasermalloy7406 Жыл бұрын
I thought th fairlight started service first and then the manly in about 69 or 70
@seapilot64 Жыл бұрын
72 passenger Hitachi Zozen built Manly entered service 4 Jan 1965. Fairlight, first of the PT50 class to enter service in Australia 11 Nov 1966. Dee Why May 1970, Curl Curl March 1973.
@rhetth-s80822 жыл бұрын
The hydrofoil was great to ride in. The jetcats were horribly noisy with heaps of vibration from the engine, and the wake was massive.
@watsisbuttndo8293 жыл бұрын
And now, june 2021 this same boat, the Curl Curl, has been discovered in dry dock in the Mediterranean and has been saved from scrapping to hopefully be brought back to Sydney. Fingers crossed.
@nicholaskovacs2073 жыл бұрын
Lol its a photo finish🤔🤔🤔🤔hang on no....the blue fin has won by a nose🤗🤗great match race😊😊
@chriswood52053 жыл бұрын
Look at the difference in the wakes between the two. It looks to me like brute force v finesse. I'd love to know what the differential fuel consumption between the two vessels for that run was.
@Dickusification3 жыл бұрын
I remember riding in these as a kid looking down at the hydrofoil and being fascinated with the physics of what was going on!
@jimlord49703 жыл бұрын
My God those things were beautiful to see...... I realize that they were expensive and unreliable, but they were an icon and should have been left to operate regardless of the expense! Politicians are also expensive and unreliable, but they seem to keep on going!
@seapilot643 жыл бұрын
Most of the reliability issues, particulary on the second generation RHS 160F's, were due to the very short 6nm distance between Circular Quay and Manly. These vessels were much better suited to longer trips. Engines highly stressed as a result, significant propeller electrolysis, 12 month life in Italy, 12 weeks in Sydney.
@jimlord49703 жыл бұрын
@@seapilot64 I understand.... but wouldn't a change of engine and prop design be an alternative option? I'm not a marine man nor am I an engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think that we could have kept them if the powers that be put some effort into keeping them.
@seapilot643 жыл бұрын
@@jimlord4970 yes, current model MTU M2000 series are state of the art, from memory, they were 10 to 15% more fuel efficient the the original MTU 12V493 engines, weighed around 800 kg less. Cost 5 years ago about $540,000 AUD. MTU spares and service very very expensive. Prop design, very coarse pitch props are needed, they haven't change much from the original, would think if there was room for improvement there would have been implemented by now. A hydrofoil will never be a toyota camry, it will always be a maserati with corresponding maintenance costs
@Dickusification3 жыл бұрын
Spectacular. I can't believe we don't have these anymore
@simonrussell68842 жыл бұрын
Wonder what happened to them.
@Dickusification3 жыл бұрын
The Concorde equivalent of a ferry
@chopperdown91143 жыл бұрын
and thanks to the nsw govt. we are getting new asian built ferries because gladys says we are too dumb to build our own happy 50th birthday bitch now go back to wherever you came from you wasted billions on shit
@gregandkaruna66744 жыл бұрын
I remember going on this boat back in the 70s between Auckland and Pakatoa Island when it was used by the late Robert Kerridge who owned the island along with the Kerridge Odeon theaters at that time, I think I was around 6 years old.
@gregandkaruna66744 жыл бұрын
I remember going on this boat back in the 70s between Auckland and Pakatoa Island when it was used by the late Robert Kerridge who owned the island at that time, I think I was around 6 years old at the time.
@Mr38014 жыл бұрын
where are they now ? what happen to the jet cats
@kangarookicker69953 жыл бұрын
Replaced by supercats
@ChopperV-8807 Жыл бұрын
Sold off and went to work in the Philippines - two of the three are still in service at present
@Mr38015 жыл бұрын
they should of kept then here still
@philgray10234 жыл бұрын
And sent you the bill for continually repairing them.
@sanctuaryism5 жыл бұрын
damm great footage for 1988.
@seapilot645 жыл бұрын
from an old Sony Beta Cam!
@sanctuaryism5 жыл бұрын
@@seapilot64 never heard of them, granted I was only 3 in '88.
@Angel-nr8td5 жыл бұрын
I rode on them lots it was great.
@Angel-nr8td5 жыл бұрын
Traveled on it lots ahhh good memories
@stevegriffiths53644 жыл бұрын
Same here....I bet they'd be a huge success these days
@nicholaskovacs2075 жыл бұрын
This footage is no doubt taken from the manly ferry which departed manly wharf 10 minutes before the hydrofoil departed..as a kid i use to think the ferry n hydrofoil were in a race to get to circular quay first..and the ferry always got a 10 minute head start..lol silly thoughts but great memories 😁😁😁
@mebigkahuna6 жыл бұрын
Up on the foils very early rounding the Opera House seapilot64. Nice footage. Good to reminisce on the harbour last night mate.
@seapilot646 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it big kahuna. They were magic to work on. You could get away with flying out of the quay first trip on a Sunday morning back then.
@mebigkahuna6 жыл бұрын
seapilot64... or dropping the hull just before the wharf on last trip back to the Quay.
@serpentine10846 жыл бұрын
So what happened to the lovely old girl?
@mickloney98266 жыл бұрын
Must be a challenge to berth with a single screw and the foils sticking out so far!
@seapilot646 жыл бұрын
Yes, it sure is!
@chip1gray6 жыл бұрын
Best vid on KZread ruined by copywrite
@hudsondonnell4446 жыл бұрын
The first digital sampling synthesizer Fairlight CMI got it's name from the ferry.
@jrbaeronz98406 жыл бұрын
I was on the wharf in Auckland along with hundreds of others to see this fantastic new machine arrive. It was the first time most people had heard musical air horns as when she pulled in the captain let rip with them making a lot of people jump. The crew were turned out in white navy type uniforms which added to the effect Sadly lost to NZ due to excessive union crewing demands and the owner withdrawing the service. Sat on land for years before having foils removed and used as a launch (marine research I think) in the southern sounds, before eventually being restored and occasionally seen on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland again before disappearing to Australia. She was always an impressive sight running down the harbour and sounded great with the original engine throbbing away effortlessly while on the foils.
@garryfry30646 жыл бұрын
Hello JRB Aero NZ. Thanks for your comments, there is nothing else quite like a hydrofoil. I am the current owner of Manu Wai having been associated with her since she came to Australia in 1995 where she was repaired and restored to Class after running aground in NZ in 1994. I am doing everything I can to save her and return to service in Australia but it would be much easier to do so in New Zealand due to less stringent survey and more places to operate. Came very close to going to Queenstown a few years ago to run in conjunction with the Kingston Flyer steam train ferrying passengers from Queenstown to Kingston but sadly it all fell through. Queenstown would have become a woking transport museum between the Kingston Flyer, the steamship Earnslaw and a 1960's hydrofoil, particularly one that has such strong links with NZ. Would love to take her to Queenstown if anyone showed some interest in making it a reality.
@jrbaeronz98406 жыл бұрын
Hi Gary, great to see manu wai is being looked after, but I'll bet it's fantastic but expensive proposition keeping a complicated machine like her up and running. Shame the Queenstown idea fell through (I saw an old article/ad on the subject yesterday mentioning the 3 transport modes) as it would be great re lack of corrosion worries, engine cooling etc compared to operating in salt. I never had the opportunity to ride in her as I was a bit young then - still at school for most of her short working time, but knew a few people who commuted to Waiheke occasionally who weren't that impressed with the ride on rough days, and complained that the windows were too high to see out of when sitting, (probably used to the old 112ft Fairmiles !) Other vessels were tried as well (such as the 'SeaFlyte' wave piercer-which I believe is still in Aust) but we ended up with cats for everything, (don't know if you have been on one of the big cats on a rough day in the Motuihe channel but talk about a bloody corkscrew,-can't stand up !. At least the Manu wai could fly straight through it! I have just dug out a couple of old news paper pics and scanned them along with a pic I took of her going past Devonport just after her rebuild in the Kiwi Lager scheme. If you have an email address I can shoot them through to you. BTW- I was wrong about the research bit it was for a movie platform and crew base. Best of luck with your endeavours.
@seapilot646 жыл бұрын
Hi JRB, thanks for your comments. Unfortunately she has not been operational for many years despite my best efforts and needs considerably more care and money poured in than I can give, I don't have a Richard Branson budget. Queenstown remains the best possible place to operate her commercially should anyone desire to see her run again. As were the Sydney hydrofoils, I believe she would be a tourist attraction in her own right. Manu Wai is the last intact PT20 afloat, the PT20 being the world's first high speed ferry approved by Classification Societies for limited coastal use in 1956. If she cannot be saved and returned to some form of operation it will be a very sad day, will share more with you by email. However uncomfortable for some her pitching and rolling may have been it would always have been better than any other hull form of the same length and displacement travelling at 32 knots. The 8 seats in the belvedere cabin behind the pilot stand were the only ones that were low, all others in forard and aft cabins offered good viewing. Please contact me at [email protected] and I can send you some photos also.
@lopezmodels98346 жыл бұрын
seapilot64 you should see how nice Curl Curl is lookin
@andypreston15248 жыл бұрын
I love this video so much, thank you. I travelled on Condor 5 from Weymouth to Jersey in September 1990 when the new Wavepiercing catamaran Condor 9 was out of service with teething troubles. The crossing was not smooth by any means, the front lower lounge got hot and rather uncomfortable....rear lower lounge was better though! However this lovely old RHS160 hydrofoil romped along in fine style and took the English Channel swell in her stride, and I can still hear the throb from her twin 12-cylinder MTU 652 engines over a quarter of a century later.
@shaaarkardc23698 жыл бұрын
Al minuto 2:22 si vede mio nonno :)
@funkyswede629 жыл бұрын
As a young child I travelled many times on these vessels between Sweden and Denmark. It was quite a thrill when the foils emerged and the speed was also very exciting. Only drawback as I recall was that rough sea did not sit very well with these types of boats, it could get really bumpy ;) Many thanks for the upload, brings back my childhood!
@LeopoldoR9 жыл бұрын
@ Seapilot - I'm actually working on a quite interesting new, yet retro styled project, I'd be glad to let you have more info - feel free to shoot me an email with your contact info to Leopoldo @ Rodriquez Consulting (dot) com
@garryfry306410 жыл бұрын
Glad you like the boat but can't help you with music title. All I know was that we used it because it was copyright free.
@dillonkelley643710 жыл бұрын
What song is this!? Its awesome! THAT BOAT IS SO COOL
@LeopoldoR10 жыл бұрын
@ Seapilo, My name is Leopoldo Rodriquez and that shipyard was actually founded and run by my grandfather, I didn't even know of the existence of this video, thanks a lot for sharing it, it brought to mind some childhood memories. Really Appreciated.
@seapilot649 жыл бұрын
Hello Leopoldo, being the grandson of Leopoldo Rodriquez you have hydrofoil royalty flowing through your veins. I think it is real pity that Rodriquez didn't seem to do more to promote these vessels in other parts of the world, They should have produced and posted a promotional video such as this on their more recent hydrofoil and other fast ferry designs. Sorry for the delay in replying, was unaware until now that your comment was pending approval for so long. Unfortunately so many people on social media have nothing better to do than leave negative comments for no reason.
@HongKongFerriesChannel10 жыл бұрын
so great
@eltfell10 жыл бұрын
I went by hydrofoil only once in my life: 1996 from Tanger to Algeciras. Looked like the passenger version shown. But I don't know, if it really was a Rodriguez.
@garryfry678011 жыл бұрын
It does have soundtrack but for some strange reason not when viewed from my smartphone. Try to watch via computer. The yellow glassed structure you refer to was the hydrofoil pontoon moored alongside Manly Wharf to facilitate easy berthing. The yellow sides were made from perspex
@OldAussieAds11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the vid. I lived in Manly as a little kid and was always memorised by the yellow glassed hydrofoil terminal. I could never understand why my Mum didn't take me on one - I guess they were expensive. I finally rode on one when older and was ironically a bit let down by just how quick the experience was.
@Bernievids11 жыл бұрын
When the hydrofoils left Sydney, that was it!
@seapilot6411 жыл бұрын
Sorry my friend that I do not speak Russian but thank you for your comment.
@seapilot6411 жыл бұрын
I thought I replied to your comment a long time ago but it appears not to be the case! I loved your mini musical, fantastic!! I may have left a comment on your video inviting you out for a trip on the Manly Ferry that I work on? Offer still good if you want to take it up one day.
@seapilot6411 жыл бұрын
Sorry for delay in replying. MED1 will suffice on the harbour. Beyond harbour limits you need higher grade engineer's qualifications, can't recall exactly what it is at the moment.
@seapilot6411 жыл бұрын
Regrettably not that I am aware of. Visit the International Hydrofoil Society website for more information on US Navy hydrofoils and general commercial hydrofoil information.
@seapilot6411 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it. I think it is a real shame that Rodriquez seemed to do very little to promote these amazing vessels, at least that 's what it looked like from Australia. I requested this video from them many years ago but am unaware of any such promotional video on their later hydrofoil designs. Regards from Sydney.
@jetboatjoe711 жыл бұрын
great Video Gary shows how good they are. My Parents are from Messina brilliant engineering . Love the Sydney factor.
@SydneyHarbourToday11 жыл бұрын
Any more documentations of these roaring machines?
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I'm Givin' Her All She's Got, Captain!
Fantastic❗️
I flew hydrofoils for Condor in Guernsey for three years, it was fantastic.
We were very fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time to work on these truly unique vessels
@@seapilot64 Very.
How Spectacular!
Fairlight- the company which developed the first sampling synthesizer- named themselves after this vessel as they saw it as the pinnacle of tech in those days in Australia.
Did they ever use the Admiralty approved brass bell in fog or restricted viability?
Not in my five years as deckhand. Vessels not fitted with radar either. Steered compass courses until we arrived at Circular Quay. If fog on start up at 0600 didn't leave until visibility improved
Those people paid $2.50 for their fare
I thought th fairlight started service first and then the manly in about 69 or 70
72 passenger Hitachi Zozen built Manly entered service 4 Jan 1965. Fairlight, first of the PT50 class to enter service in Australia 11 Nov 1966. Dee Why May 1970, Curl Curl March 1973.
The hydrofoil was great to ride in. The jetcats were horribly noisy with heaps of vibration from the engine, and the wake was massive.
And now, june 2021 this same boat, the Curl Curl, has been discovered in dry dock in the Mediterranean and has been saved from scrapping to hopefully be brought back to Sydney. Fingers crossed.
Lol its a photo finish🤔🤔🤔🤔hang on no....the blue fin has won by a nose🤗🤗great match race😊😊
Look at the difference in the wakes between the two. It looks to me like brute force v finesse. I'd love to know what the differential fuel consumption between the two vessels for that run was.
I remember riding in these as a kid looking down at the hydrofoil and being fascinated with the physics of what was going on!
My God those things were beautiful to see...... I realize that they were expensive and unreliable, but they were an icon and should have been left to operate regardless of the expense! Politicians are also expensive and unreliable, but they seem to keep on going!
Most of the reliability issues, particulary on the second generation RHS 160F's, were due to the very short 6nm distance between Circular Quay and Manly. These vessels were much better suited to longer trips. Engines highly stressed as a result, significant propeller electrolysis, 12 month life in Italy, 12 weeks in Sydney.
@@seapilot64 I understand.... but wouldn't a change of engine and prop design be an alternative option? I'm not a marine man nor am I an engineer by any stretch of the imagination, but I do think that we could have kept them if the powers that be put some effort into keeping them.
@@jimlord4970 yes, current model MTU M2000 series are state of the art, from memory, they were 10 to 15% more fuel efficient the the original MTU 12V493 engines, weighed around 800 kg less. Cost 5 years ago about $540,000 AUD. MTU spares and service very very expensive. Prop design, very coarse pitch props are needed, they haven't change much from the original, would think if there was room for improvement there would have been implemented by now. A hydrofoil will never be a toyota camry, it will always be a maserati with corresponding maintenance costs
Spectacular. I can't believe we don't have these anymore
Wonder what happened to them.
The Concorde equivalent of a ferry
and thanks to the nsw govt. we are getting new asian built ferries because gladys says we are too dumb to build our own happy 50th birthday bitch now go back to wherever you came from you wasted billions on shit
I remember going on this boat back in the 70s between Auckland and Pakatoa Island when it was used by the late Robert Kerridge who owned the island along with the Kerridge Odeon theaters at that time, I think I was around 6 years old.
I remember going on this boat back in the 70s between Auckland and Pakatoa Island when it was used by the late Robert Kerridge who owned the island at that time, I think I was around 6 years old at the time.
where are they now ? what happen to the jet cats
Replaced by supercats
Sold off and went to work in the Philippines - two of the three are still in service at present
they should of kept then here still
And sent you the bill for continually repairing them.
damm great footage for 1988.
from an old Sony Beta Cam!
@@seapilot64 never heard of them, granted I was only 3 in '88.
I rode on them lots it was great.
Traveled on it lots ahhh good memories
Same here....I bet they'd be a huge success these days
This footage is no doubt taken from the manly ferry which departed manly wharf 10 minutes before the hydrofoil departed..as a kid i use to think the ferry n hydrofoil were in a race to get to circular quay first..and the ferry always got a 10 minute head start..lol silly thoughts but great memories 😁😁😁
Up on the foils very early rounding the Opera House seapilot64. Nice footage. Good to reminisce on the harbour last night mate.
Glad you liked it big kahuna. They were magic to work on. You could get away with flying out of the quay first trip on a Sunday morning back then.
seapilot64... or dropping the hull just before the wharf on last trip back to the Quay.
So what happened to the lovely old girl?
Must be a challenge to berth with a single screw and the foils sticking out so far!
Yes, it sure is!
Best vid on KZread ruined by copywrite
The first digital sampling synthesizer Fairlight CMI got it's name from the ferry.
I was on the wharf in Auckland along with hundreds of others to see this fantastic new machine arrive. It was the first time most people had heard musical air horns as when she pulled in the captain let rip with them making a lot of people jump. The crew were turned out in white navy type uniforms which added to the effect Sadly lost to NZ due to excessive union crewing demands and the owner withdrawing the service. Sat on land for years before having foils removed and used as a launch (marine research I think) in the southern sounds, before eventually being restored and occasionally seen on the Waitemata Harbour in Auckland again before disappearing to Australia. She was always an impressive sight running down the harbour and sounded great with the original engine throbbing away effortlessly while on the foils.
Hello JRB Aero NZ. Thanks for your comments, there is nothing else quite like a hydrofoil. I am the current owner of Manu Wai having been associated with her since she came to Australia in 1995 where she was repaired and restored to Class after running aground in NZ in 1994. I am doing everything I can to save her and return to service in Australia but it would be much easier to do so in New Zealand due to less stringent survey and more places to operate. Came very close to going to Queenstown a few years ago to run in conjunction with the Kingston Flyer steam train ferrying passengers from Queenstown to Kingston but sadly it all fell through. Queenstown would have become a woking transport museum between the Kingston Flyer, the steamship Earnslaw and a 1960's hydrofoil, particularly one that has such strong links with NZ. Would love to take her to Queenstown if anyone showed some interest in making it a reality.
Hi Gary, great to see manu wai is being looked after, but I'll bet it's fantastic but expensive proposition keeping a complicated machine like her up and running. Shame the Queenstown idea fell through (I saw an old article/ad on the subject yesterday mentioning the 3 transport modes) as it would be great re lack of corrosion worries, engine cooling etc compared to operating in salt. I never had the opportunity to ride in her as I was a bit young then - still at school for most of her short working time, but knew a few people who commuted to Waiheke occasionally who weren't that impressed with the ride on rough days, and complained that the windows were too high to see out of when sitting, (probably used to the old 112ft Fairmiles !) Other vessels were tried as well (such as the 'SeaFlyte' wave piercer-which I believe is still in Aust) but we ended up with cats for everything, (don't know if you have been on one of the big cats on a rough day in the Motuihe channel but talk about a bloody corkscrew,-can't stand up !. At least the Manu wai could fly straight through it! I have just dug out a couple of old news paper pics and scanned them along with a pic I took of her going past Devonport just after her rebuild in the Kiwi Lager scheme. If you have an email address I can shoot them through to you. BTW- I was wrong about the research bit it was for a movie platform and crew base. Best of luck with your endeavours.
Hi JRB, thanks for your comments. Unfortunately she has not been operational for many years despite my best efforts and needs considerably more care and money poured in than I can give, I don't have a Richard Branson budget. Queenstown remains the best possible place to operate her commercially should anyone desire to see her run again. As were the Sydney hydrofoils, I believe she would be a tourist attraction in her own right. Manu Wai is the last intact PT20 afloat, the PT20 being the world's first high speed ferry approved by Classification Societies for limited coastal use in 1956. If she cannot be saved and returned to some form of operation it will be a very sad day, will share more with you by email. However uncomfortable for some her pitching and rolling may have been it would always have been better than any other hull form of the same length and displacement travelling at 32 knots. The 8 seats in the belvedere cabin behind the pilot stand were the only ones that were low, all others in forard and aft cabins offered good viewing. Please contact me at [email protected] and I can send you some photos also.
seapilot64 you should see how nice Curl Curl is lookin
I love this video so much, thank you. I travelled on Condor 5 from Weymouth to Jersey in September 1990 when the new Wavepiercing catamaran Condor 9 was out of service with teething troubles. The crossing was not smooth by any means, the front lower lounge got hot and rather uncomfortable....rear lower lounge was better though! However this lovely old RHS160 hydrofoil romped along in fine style and took the English Channel swell in her stride, and I can still hear the throb from her twin 12-cylinder MTU 652 engines over a quarter of a century later.
Al minuto 2:22 si vede mio nonno :)
As a young child I travelled many times on these vessels between Sweden and Denmark. It was quite a thrill when the foils emerged and the speed was also very exciting. Only drawback as I recall was that rough sea did not sit very well with these types of boats, it could get really bumpy ;) Many thanks for the upload, brings back my childhood!
@ Seapilot - I'm actually working on a quite interesting new, yet retro styled project, I'd be glad to let you have more info - feel free to shoot me an email with your contact info to Leopoldo @ Rodriquez Consulting (dot) com
Glad you like the boat but can't help you with music title. All I know was that we used it because it was copyright free.
What song is this!? Its awesome! THAT BOAT IS SO COOL
@ Seapilo, My name is Leopoldo Rodriquez and that shipyard was actually founded and run by my grandfather, I didn't even know of the existence of this video, thanks a lot for sharing it, it brought to mind some childhood memories. Really Appreciated.
Hello Leopoldo, being the grandson of Leopoldo Rodriquez you have hydrofoil royalty flowing through your veins. I think it is real pity that Rodriquez didn't seem to do more to promote these vessels in other parts of the world, They should have produced and posted a promotional video such as this on their more recent hydrofoil and other fast ferry designs. Sorry for the delay in replying, was unaware until now that your comment was pending approval for so long. Unfortunately so many people on social media have nothing better to do than leave negative comments for no reason.
so great
I went by hydrofoil only once in my life: 1996 from Tanger to Algeciras. Looked like the passenger version shown. But I don't know, if it really was a Rodriguez.
It does have soundtrack but for some strange reason not when viewed from my smartphone. Try to watch via computer. The yellow glassed structure you refer to was the hydrofoil pontoon moored alongside Manly Wharf to facilitate easy berthing. The yellow sides were made from perspex
Thanks for the vid. I lived in Manly as a little kid and was always memorised by the yellow glassed hydrofoil terminal. I could never understand why my Mum didn't take me on one - I guess they were expensive. I finally rode on one when older and was ironically a bit let down by just how quick the experience was.
When the hydrofoils left Sydney, that was it!
Sorry my friend that I do not speak Russian but thank you for your comment.
I thought I replied to your comment a long time ago but it appears not to be the case! I loved your mini musical, fantastic!! I may have left a comment on your video inviting you out for a trip on the Manly Ferry that I work on? Offer still good if you want to take it up one day.
Sorry for delay in replying. MED1 will suffice on the harbour. Beyond harbour limits you need higher grade engineer's qualifications, can't recall exactly what it is at the moment.
Regrettably not that I am aware of. Visit the International Hydrofoil Society website for more information on US Navy hydrofoils and general commercial hydrofoil information.
Glad you enjoyed it. I think it is a real shame that Rodriquez seemed to do very little to promote these amazing vessels, at least that 's what it looked like from Australia. I requested this video from them many years ago but am unaware of any such promotional video on their later hydrofoil designs. Regards from Sydney.
great Video Gary shows how good they are. My Parents are from Messina brilliant engineering . Love the Sydney factor.
Any more documentations of these roaring machines?