e-Link Commuter Ferry Concept
Ultra-Efficient Transportation The design brief for the e-Link ferry was to create an all-electric 55 passenger shuttle for semi-protected waters (seas up to ~.75m significant wave height). Our focus was on maximum efficiency and comfort in a moderate seaway. Bieker Boats used RANS flow computations to optimize hull and propeller such that fully loaded the…
Navier N30
Bieker Boats, with the help of hydrodynamics guru Hal Youngren, and guidance from hydrofoiling OG Harry Larsen is responsible for the design of the N30 hull, foils and advanced carbon fiber composite structures. The boat is a significant step forward in the world of all-electric hydrofoiling. Specifications Length 9.2 m (30 ft) Beam 2.6 m…
Foiling Fast Ferry
Joint Press Release “A Washington State team working to accelerate ferry technology through a joint innovation project approach has been selected for funding that was announced this week by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration. Kitsap Transit received word that they are one of 25 transits authorities nationwide that will receive a share…
Catamaran Ferry Foil
Carbon Composite Passenger Ferry Foil Bieker Boats re-engineered and provided construction guidance for the second lifting foil fitted to a catamaran passenger ferry built by All American Marine of Bellingham, WA. The foil was part of a package designed by Teknicraft Design to test the concept of a low-wake passenger ferry for the run from…