Boeing 929 Jetfoil

The Boeing 929 Jetfoil is a passenger-carrying, waterjet-propelled hydrofoil by the Boeing Company.
Boeing adapted many systems used in jet 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 hydrofoil Tucumcari, and shared technology with the Pegasus-class military patrol hydrofoils. The product line was licensed to the Japanese company Kawasaki Heavy Industries.

Operational history

Boeing launched three Jetfoil 929-100 hydrofoils that were acquired in 1975 for service in the Hawaiian Islands, which were operated by Honolulu-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 by Shun Tak Holdings' Far East Hydrofoil for service between Hong Kong and Macau. About two dozen Boeing Jetfoils saw service in Hong Kong–Macau, Japan, South Korea, the English Channel, the Canary Islands, the Korea Strait, Saudi Arabia, and Indonesia.
In 1979, the Royal Navy purchased a Boeing Jetfoil, HMS Speedy, 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 the Fishery Protection Squadron.
In 1980, B&I shipping lines opened a Jetfoil service from Dublin to Liverpool with the Jetfoil Cú Na Mara. The service was not a success and was discontinued at the end of the 1981 season.
The Belgian Regie voor Maritiem Transport operated the Jetfoils Princesse Clementine and Prinses Stephanie on the Ostend–Dover route from 1981 until 1997.
In North America, the Boeing Jetfoil saw regularly scheduled service between Seattle, Washington and Victoria, British Columbia during the summer tourist season of 1980. Leased from Boeing, a single Jetfoil, the Flying Princess, was operated by the non-profit Flying Princess Transportation Corp., with the close co-operation and assistance of the B.C. Steamship Company. Regularly scheduled service ran from Seattle to Victoria to Vancouver from April to September 1985 by Island Jetfoil. Boeing reclaimed the Island Jetfoil boat and sold it for service in Japan.

Vessels

Kawasaki Heavy Industries

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

Hull	Type	Original name	Original operator	Delivery	Disposition	2nd name	2nd operator	3rd Name	3rd operator
No. 1	929-117	Tsubasa	Sado Steam Ship	Mar 1998	Active
No. 2	929-117	Pegasus	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.	Jun 1989	Active	Toppy 1	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	2013 Seven Island Tomo	Tōkai Kisen Co.
No. 3	929-117	Toppy 1	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Sep 1989	Active	Beetle 3	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries
No. 4	929-117	Princess Dacil	Trasmediterranea	Mar 1990	Active	Pegasus	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.
No. 5	929-117	Nagasaki	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	Apr 1990	Active	Beetle 1	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	2026 Kume Island OceanJet	Tsumugi
No. 6	929-117	Beetle	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	Jul 1990	Active	Rocket	Cosmo Line	Rocket 3	Tane Yaku Jetfoils
No. 7	929-117	Unicorn	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.	Oct 1990	Active	Pegasus 2	Kyusyu Shosen Co. Ltd.
No. 8	929-117	Beetle 2	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	Feb 1991	Active		Kyushu Yusen
No. 9	929-117	Venus	Kyushu Yusen	Mar 1991	Active
No. 10	929-117	Suisei	Sado Steam Ship	Apr 1991	Active
No. 11	929-117	Princess Teguise	Trasmediterranea	Jun 1991	Active	2007 Toppy 5	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	2014 Rainbow Jet	Oki Kisen
No. 12	929-117	Toppy 2	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Apr 1992	Active
No. 13	929-117	Toppy 3	Tane Yaku Jetfoils	Mar 1995	Active
No. 14	929-117	Crystal Wing	Kaijo Access Co.	Jun 1994	Active	2002 Beetle 5	JR Kyushu Jet Ferries	2014 Seven Island Tairyo	Tōkai Kisen Co.
No. 15	929-117	Emerald Wing	Kaijo Access Co.	Jun 1994	Active	2004 Rocket 1	Cosmo Line	-	Tane Yaku Jetfoil
No. 16	929-117	Seven Island Yui	Tōkai Kisen Co.	July 2020	Active
No. 17		TBD	Kyushu Yusen	June 2029	In construction

Shanghai Simno Marine

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

Hull	Type	Original name	Original operator	Delivery	Disposition	2nd name	2nd operator
101	PS-30	Balsa	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	1994	Scrapped in Sep 2020	-	-
102	PS-30	Praia	Far East Hydrofoil / TurboJET Hong Kong	1995	Active	KobeE	Miraejet Co. Ltd.