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, which use underwater wings or struts to lift the vessel clear of the water, standard jetboats use a conventional planing hull to ride across the water surface, with only the rear portion of the hull displacing any water. With the majority of the hull clear of the water, there is reduced drag, greatly enhancing speed and maneuverability, so jetboats are normally operated at planing speed. At slower speeds with less water pumping through the jet unit, the jetboat will lose some steering control and maneuverability and will quickly slow down as the hull comes off its planing state and hull resistance is increased. However, loss of steering control at low speeds can be negated by lowering the reverse deflector slightly and increasing throttle - so you increase thrust and thus control without increasing boat speed itself. A conventional river-going jet boat will have a shallow-angled (but not flat-bottomed) hull to improve its high speed cornering control and stability while also allowing it to traverse very shallow water. At speed, jetboats can be safely operated in less than 3 inches to (7.5 cm) of water.
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CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Swedish skipper Anders Lewander led Ericsson Racing Team's Nordic crew on Ericsson 3 to third place on Leg 1 of the Volvo Ocean Race. The crew finished this morning at 0408 GMT with an elapsed time of 22 days, 16 hours and 8 minutes.

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Sailing crew wanted from East Pacific to Australia

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We are currently in Galapagos and sailing for Marguesas in 2-4 weeks. You must have at least some sailing experience in something bigger than 40ft preferably with some offshore passage experience and any engineering and electrical know how will be a big advantage.

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