Comments on: Speeding Norwegian Seafaring Vessels

By: Magnar

Magnar — Tue, 05 May 2009 11:48:36 +0000

And if this is Flaggruten from Bergen to Stavanger… What a h… is it doing in the fjord of Oslo ??? a drunk skipper drunk ????

By: Sveio

Sveio — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:48:24 +0000

This is the Flaggruten fast catamaran that connects the cities Bergen, Leirvik, Haugesund and Stavanger together.

By: allknowing

allknowing — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:06:40 +0000

Couldnt be a hydro foil because a hydrofoil wouldnt make that kind of wake its just a fast boat with one prop and the wake looks wierd beacuase it take the bow spray a while to get to the wake behind it

By: AlbinoFlea

AlbinoFlea — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 04:11:34 +0000

The extremely convoluted and mountainous coastline of Norway, combined with the concentration of larger towns along the coast, has led Norway to develop a series of “Fast Boat” or “Express Boat” (HurtigbÃ¥t or EkspressbÃ¥t) routes that connect these towns. The boats are typically catamarans and some of the newer boats can do 50 knots. (about 57 mph)

This particluar boat must be the Bergenâ€“Stordâ€“Haugesundâ€“Stavanger HurtigbÃ¥t operated by HSD and headed north towards its stop at FÃ¸resvik from Stavanger. The schedule for this particular route can be found at:
http://www.hsd.no/upload/Sj%C3%B8-ny%20side%2011.pdf

By: Brad

Brad — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 03:26:00 +0000

It’s a little hard to say, but whatever it is, it’s big, and it’s moving fast. Definitly a cat, but hard to say if it’s a foil. Could be a wave piercing cat.

Here is a link to a hydrofoil cat that looks similar: http://www.mhi.co.jp/ship/english/htm/zenbot01.htm

By: Luke Sleeman

Luke Sleeman — Fri, 18 Nov 2005 01:40:01 +0000

My guess for the boat with the cool wake is it is a ski boat. The doesnt look large enought to be a Hydrofoil catamaran and its shape seems wrong. In addition I cant see why a big hydrofile cat would be operating in an area like that, however you can seem lots of recreational boats moored around there. It looks like a nice day to be out there

By: Keith T.

Keith T. — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 19:07:25 +0000

I saw a similar wake on a boat in the Clarence Strait in AK, and was told by a GGT’er that it was likely a normal speedboat, moving very fast. At high speeds, the wake flares out wider from the bow, and the churn from the propeller is much more noticeable.

By: Joey

Joey — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:14:28 +0000

Heyz my boat does that it makes a bigger wake though 300 hp engine on it..

By: northern git

northern git — Thu, 17 Nov 2005 12:30:49 +0000

Hydrofoil catamaran i reckon. There are loads operating in this part of the world. The swedish navy even have a stealth hydrofoil battle cruiser (like the one in that James Bond film i cant remember the name of cos it was rubbish)