Simple physics with a significant impact

A new technology originally conceived to improve the performance of offshore racing powerboats has evolved into a solution for reducing the vertical accelerations experienced by crew and passengers operating at speed.

Salmon Marine is supplying one of its Wavebreaker dynamic ballast systems for a new 9m aluminium-hulled search and rescue craft under construction by Dutch boatbuilder Habbeke for the UK’s Southport Independent Lifeboat.

How it works

A pick-up valve mounted low on the transom admits seawater into a vented ballast tank positioned well forward in the bow.

Once the vessel exceeds approximately 12knots, the pressure generated beneath the hull