Boeing 929-115-018Cacilhas inHong Kong'sVictoria Harbour
Class overview
Name	Boeing 929 Jetfoil
Builders	Boeing Marine Systems Kawasaki Heavy Industries Shanghai Simno Marine
Built	1976
General characteristics (929-100)
Type	Passenger hydrofoil
Displacement	115 short tons (104 t)[1]
Length	90 ft (27 m)[1]
Beam	18 ft (5.5 m)[1]
Draft	4.5 to 6.5 ft (1.4 to 2.0 m) (foilborne)[1]
Depth	3.0 m (9 ft 10 in)
Decks	2
Propulsion	2xRolls-Royce Allison 501-KF gas turbines
Speed	40 to 45 knots (46 to 52 mph)[1]
Capacity	250 to 350 passengers[1]
Crew	4 to 8 crew[1]
Notes	2150 L gas oil/h (consider the cruising distance per hour)

TheBoeing 929 Jetfoil is a passenger-carrying,waterjet-propelledhydrofoil bythe Boeing Company.

Boeing adapted many systems used injet airplanes for hydrofoils. Robert Bateman led development. Boeing launched its first passenger-carrying waterjet-propelled hydrofoil in April 1974. It could carry from 167 to 400 passengers. It was based on technology developed for the U.S. Navy patrol hydrofoilTucumcari, and shared technology with thePegasus-class military patrol hydrofoils. The product line was licensed to the Japanese companyKawasaki Heavy Industries.^[2]

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  Jetfoil 929-115-020Princesse Stephanie of RMT
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  Jetfoil 929-100-007Urzela ofTurboJET
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  Jetfoil 929-115-019Niji ofTōkai Kisen

Boeing launched three Jetfoil 929-100 hydrofoils that were acquired in 1975 for service in theHawaiian Islands, which were operated byHonolulu-based operator Seaflite. Seaflite operated three Boeing 929-100 Jetfoils between 1975 and the company's demise in 1979. When the service ended, the three hydrofoils were acquired byShun Tak Holdings' Far East Hydrofoil (nowTurboJET) for service betweenHong Kong andMacau.^[3] About two dozen Boeing Jetfoils saw service in Hong Kong–Macau,Japan,South Korea, theEnglish Channel, theCanary Islands, theKorea Strait,Saudi Arabia, andIndonesia.

In 1979, theRoyal Navy purchased a Boeing Jetfoil,HMSSpeedy, to provide the Royal Navy with an opportunity to gain practical experience in the operation and support of a modern hydrofoil, to establish technical and performance characteristics, and to assess the capability of a hydrofoil in theFishery Protection Squadron.^[4]

In 1980,B&I shipping lines opened a Jetfoil service fromDublin toLiverpool with the JetfoilCú Na Mara (English:Hound of the Sea). The service was not a success and was discontinued at the end of the 1981 season.^[5]

TheBelgianRegie voor Maritiem Transport (RMT) operated the JetfoilsPrincesse Clementine andPrinses Stephanie on theOstend–Dover route from 1981 until 1997.

InNorth America, the Boeing Jetfoil saw regularly scheduled service betweenSeattle, Washington andVictoria, British Columbia during the summer tourist season of 1980. Leased from Boeing, a single Jetfoil, theFlying Princess, was operated by the non-profit Flying Princess Transportation Corp., with the close co-operation and assistance of the B.C. Steamship Company.^[6][7] Regularly scheduled service ran from Seattle to Victoria toVancouver from April to September 1985 by Island Jetfoil. Boeing reclaimed the Island Jetfoil boat and sold it for service in Japan.^[8]

Built under license by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. in Kobe, Japan

Built under license by Shanghai Simno Marine Ltd. CSSC, China

• Boeing hydrofoils
• Pegasus-class hydrofoil

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