New boat design developed for Acadian Peninsula crab fleet
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [CBC] - July 18, 2014 -
Atlantic Ship Builders Inc., a shipbuilding company on the Acadian Peninsula is unveiling plans for what it's calling "the next generation of fishing boat."
"This boat has been designed in order to improve the seakeeping," said naval architect Didier Marchard, whose company Pantocarène Architecte Naval of France is a partner in the project.
"Seakeeping is very important for the work on the deck but also for the living and accommodation, because when they stay one week in bad weather … we consider that they deserve a bit more comfort."
The boat is faster and uses less fuel than the 30-year-old boats that make up most of the Acadian Peninsula fleet. The new design also has a larger hold.
Once the boat is designed to the specifications of local crab fisherman, the cost of buying one is likely to be more than $1 million.
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