Scientists testing a new low-wake passenger ferry in Puget Sound reported "some promising results" last week with a new 72-power catamaran. Recent posted results show the prototype M/V Spirit's highest wake at about 20 inches, while more traditional foot ferry models generated wakes of up to 27 inches. Results also showed that the force of wakes from the Spirit's test runs hit the shore with less than half the power of common foot ferries. The 72-foot catamaran was designed by Teknicraft New Zealand and built by All American Marine in Bellingham. Its design was based on the M/V Condor Express, which has set new standards for low wake generation in fast passenger-only ferries. To read more, go <http://tinyurl.com/oq5lm> and <http://www.teknicraft.com/>. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Power Catamaran World http://www.powercatamaranworld.com