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X-BOW®
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The experience is quite amazing. I cannot imagine myself ever travelling with a conventional bow vessel again in winter time. Captain of the AHTS 'Bourbon Orca'
'It’s a totally different experience! You don’t feel the sea. In big seas, I kept waiting for the slamming, but it never came. Other ships can only keep half the speed.' Captain of the expedition cruise vessel 'Greg Mortimer'
Major benefits
- Improved power efficiency
- Soft entry in waves
- Very low levels of noise and vibrations
- Reduced bow impact and slamming
- Reduced wave-induced vibrations
- Improved resting time
- Lower acceleration levels
- Lower pitch response due to volume
- More comfortable on board conditions
- Lower speed loss
- Reduced spray
Statements from X-BOW® users
All X-BOW® ship designs and vessels
References
The X-BOW® experience
X-BOW® - how it started
Simplified shipbuilding
The X-BOW® inspires artists
Surfing on top of the waves
TANK TEST AND REAL-LIFE COMPARISON
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