Wave Piercing technology: The “Wild” Navy destroyer Hull


Wave Piercing is already the defacto standard in beach cats racing hulls.
The extreme rake of the new Hobie F18, reminds me the radical US Navy ship.
Now we are also seeing this extreme design in Navy ships like the Zumwalt Class Destroyer.

Some interesting pics and videos below:

Maybe Martin Fsher is working for Northrop Grumman! who knows!
Video https://www.raytheon.com/broadcast/hull_form.asx

4 Responses

  1. Anonymous says:

    Does this mean the new Hobies are gonna be stealth with ship to ship missles? That’s going to be hard to beat

  2. Anonymous says:

    Yes but Nacra is developing a missile defence sheld

  3. Anonymous says:

    are there any news on the missile systems? the last race sucked, so i thought i have to sort out my options.

  4. Anonymous says:

    Here's a missile system effective v. both Jetskis and Nacra flamers. : )

    https://www.thebeachcats.com/OnTheWire/westnet/_lpm/hobie/archives/v1-i2/humor.html