As soon as the boat anchored, a catamaran put out, and brought Charlie and his followers to shore.
Next morning we were visited by a party of natives from the neighbouring island, consisting of six men in a canoe, and one on a catamaran or raft.
Soon we were surrounded with catamarans and canoes, with three or four natives in each.
The horses and cows were taken on a species of catamaran, or large raft, that is much used in those mild seas, and which sail reasonably well a little off the wind, and not very badly on.
When we reached the lagoon, a catamaran with three natives on it came off to us.
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We are not carrying out any direct monitoring of the environmental effects ofcatamaranferries.
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No qualifications are required for port staff engaged in the operation of catamarans.
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High speed catamarans and similar craft and hatchless container ships pose new safety problems.
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I would mention that the double-hulledcatamaran, apart from being fast, is a very useful boat for beginners because of its stability.
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We have today the wave piercing catamarans and twin-hulled small water plane area ships.
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They chose the hovercraft rather than thecatamaran, because it is quicker and there is time for the connection.
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Thirteen years ago, a colleague of mine had the idea of building acatamaranfor people in wheelchairs.
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Catamaranferries are the cause of serious environmental pollution, noise nuisance and disturbance to wildlife; they endanger other sea-going vessels and are a nuisance to beach visitors.
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Systems operating today—lighter aboard ship and barge aboardcatamaran—make all this possible.
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Operators of high-speed catamarans want to be able to offer to their customers the full benefits of duty-free shopping which are available on conventional ferries.
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Sailing craft range from sailboards, off-the-beach catamarans and dinghies to larger motor and sail yachts.
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The journey to the mainland takes approximately two hours on acatamaranor three to five hours on a car ferry.
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Conventional monohulls are used, but the largest crane vessels are oftencatamaranor semi-submersible types as they have increased stability.
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The left bow of thecatamaranwas crushed and repaired later.
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For example, acatamaranhas the biggest transverse stability of all ships of the same displacement.
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