Photos: High-tech 'spider-boat' races into view

Does anything a spider-boat can…

The WAM-V is an ultra-like catamaran, and the superstructure is flexibly connected to the pontoons so that the boat can shape to the water surface. It is 100ft long 50ft wide is about to embark on a tour of national marine sanctuaries in the US.

Photo credit: Steve Ranger

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  1. 1. Dr John Dimmock

    This is certainly not the first full sized wave adaptive modular sea going vessel

    We traveled on a regular ferry service from Brighton Marina to France and back over 20 years ago on a commercial catamaran service that used a system to “read” the waves and adjusted the feet to make the ride smooth

    On one return journey we were advised that we were in a force eight gale but the systems compensated to such a degree we were able to drink our drinks’ without spillage – when we were about to enter Brighton marina, the captain advised us to sit down and strap in as he came off “legs” - his words not mine – we did as we were asked and a good job to as the roll was really quite scary

    • 11 September 2007 11:16
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