Beached 5
Yesterday, we went to the beachfront to see the sand sculptures for the annual Neptune Festival. Here are some miscellaneous shots; I’ll be posting some shots of the sculptures throughout the week:
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October 1, 2012 at 5:51 pm
That contraption looks like it could get annoying fast.
October 2, 2012 at 9:02 am
We were a couple of hundred yards away on the boardwalk. I have no idea what kind of noise it made but, I suspect that, had anyone actually been in the water, it would have been verboten at that location.
It certainly looks like a convoluted way to get a thrill, but not nearly so annoying as a PWC.
October 2, 2012 at 11:21 am
Hah — it’s apparently called a JetLev and powered by a PWC engine hung off the nearby boat or in the water behind him somewhere.
October 2, 2012 at 11:24 am
I guess it must be behind him in the water somewhere. Part of the reason it works is because of that, and the big pressurized water hose which looks like it acts lie a bit of a stanchion. How much do you want to bet the DoD has bought a few?
October 2, 2012 at 1:05 pm
The tube reaching up to him was attached to a pod which is obscured by the spray. I would think it could operate independently of the boat, but it would require one hell of a battery. Stealth technology it’s not.
The Navy does have hovercraft that are intended as landing craft. They are stealthier, being truly low profile.
From time to time, you can see the operating as you cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. They ride really low. I’ve taken some pictures of them (there’s a restaurant and fishing pier on the South Island), but the craft stayed pretty close to the mouth of Little Creek and were too far away to be worthy of posting here.