SEATTLE - VICTORIA SERVICE

Experimental six-week Boeing Jetfoil service from Seattle to Victoria, B.C., has been agreed to by Boeing and the British Columbia Steamship Co. The operation, designed to test the market for such service, is a cooperative effort of the two companies. The vehicle, an advanced hydrofoil design that operates with foils fully submerged, will depart Seattle each morning and return from Victoria in the early evening. The vehicle will accommodate 224 passengers on two decks, with two-abreast seating at the sides and four across in the middle. It will cruise at speeds up to 50 mph. and make the 80-mi. trip in 1 hr. 50 min., at a fare of $30 round trip or $16 one way.

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• Corporate Authors:

  McGraw-Hill, Incorporated

  330 West 42nd Street
  New York, NY  United States  10036
• Publication Date: 1976-8

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Aviation Week & Space Technology
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Incorporated
  • ISSN: 0005-2175

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Ferries; Hydrofoil boats; Marine transit; Operations; Vessel operations; Waterjet propelled craft
• Old TRIS Terms: Hydrofoil craft; Waterjet propulsion
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Marine Transportation; Public Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00148836
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transportation Development Agency Centre
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 1978 12:00AM