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This reminds me of the time when the big cross-channel hovercraft were still running. I was returning to Dover on a conventional ferry (normally capable of travelling at only half the speed of the hovercraft) in rough seas, observing a hovercraft trying to overhaul us and failing. The movements of the hovercraft were large and violent, and I remember being grateful that I wasn't on board - I suspect they might have run out of sick bags!I have always had a soft-spot for multihulls. My only sailing experience, decades ago, was a couple of weekends on a 30' cruising catamaran off the south coast. I recall sailing in a breeze strong enough for monohulls to have a heel angle of up to 45 degrees, while I could leave my coffee cup on a table without spilling a drop...
This reminds me of the time when the big cross-channel hovercraft were still running. I was returning to Dover on a conventional ferry (normally capable of travelling at only half the speed of the hovercraft) in rough seas, observing a hovercraft trying to overhaul us and failing. The movements of the hovercraft were large and violent, and I remember being grateful that I wasn't on board - I suspect they might have run out of sick bags!
I have always had a soft-spot for multihulls. My only sailing experience, decades ago, was a couple of weekends on a 30' cruising catamaran off the south coast. I recall sailing in a breeze strong enough for monohulls to have a heel angle of up to 45 degrees, while I could leave my coffee cup on a table without spilling a drop...
