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dacust · 23-07-2010, 14:03

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Originally Posted by Adelie

Probably a 1:25 scale maritime pilot training vessel at Port Revel, near Grenoble (sp?), France. Been training Captains and pilots there since late 1960's on a 4-5ha lake with various scale vessels. Shoreline set up various berthing and docking configuations. The are canals, shallows, wind and current generators so you can run the whole gamut of bad things you might have to deal with. Oh, and the old 18ton scale VLCC (supertanker) has a 1/10th hp motor, comparable to the real thing.

Cool. Here is the site: Port Revel

They have quite a few photos, as well as an aerial photo and diagrams of the training lake.

But looking at their ships, and especially the tugs (as on one page they have photos of all 3 of their tugs) I think the picture here is of a similar facility somewhere else.

It'd be cool to find one here in the states if they allow visitors.

-dan

**knottybuoyz** · 07-11-2010, 02:51

Design success or failure?

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zopi · 07-11-2010, 04:04

That is one UGLY boat.

**James S** · 07-11-2010, 06:27

I have to go with "failure" on his one.

wolfenzee · 07-11-2010, 08:53

It appears to be very heavy on the "modern art/design" but extremely weak when it comes to the naval architecture end.

**knottybuoyz** · 23-11-2010, 04:55

How the heck do you do this in a canal?

**boatman61** · 23-11-2010, 05:15

Sneeze.....??

ReMetau · 23-11-2010, 05:41

Must have been that hot babe jogging. I sure hope he has that insurance against mayhem like that.

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Originally Posted by knottybuoyz

How the heck do you do this in a canal?

osirissail · 23-11-2010, 06:05

Turn left - no, your other left . . . oh, oh sh*t
or
Hey, you said this thing was amphibious . . .

Connemara · 23-11-2010, 07:55

Photoshop?

Connemara

**Adelie** · 23-11-2010, 08:30

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Originally Posted by Connemara

Photoshop?

Connemara

I don't think so, too many items that are consistent, the direction of shadows, the heel of the boat, the safety cone and line almost out of the frame in the foreground and the big one for me is that the wind direction per the flag and the ruffles on the water agree.

SandyM · 23-11-2010, 08:52

The boat is a Combat 90 of the Swedish Navy. One is on loan to the Dutch and Royal (British) Marines for 6 months or so for evaluation, currently in the Gareloch on the West coast of Scotland. This may be the Dutch part of the evaluation, being on a canal, but it is still flying a Swedish flag, so lets not blame the Dutch. The trial boat has been modified with davit hooks in order to fit on a Dutch or British landing craft personnel type davit on a “Bay” or Assault ship so I don't think this is it. Nice bit of driving whoever it was.

**GordMay** · 23-11-2010, 09:12

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Originally Posted by SandyM

The boat is a Combat 90 of the Swedish Navy...

Combat Boat 90H - Fast patrol Boat
➥ Combat Boat 90H - Fast patrol Boat

“... The water jets are partially ducted, which, along with underwater control surfaces similar to a submarine's diving planes, allows the CB90 to execute extremely sharp turns at high speed ...”
➥ Combat Boat 90 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Sharp turns, indeed.