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What exactly is coastal travel?

zamnos 3y ago
Travel near the coast where waves are limited in size. That means this thing won't be going from SF or LA to Hawaii any time soon.
- darwinwhy 3y ago
  > That means this thing won't be going to Hawaii any time soon. They claim Mokulele as one of their customers so presumably they can travel between some of the islands.
  - wthalheimer 3y ago
    Oh ya we have open water covered. Coastal travel = coastal destinations. The trips themselves can be coastally proximal or over open water.
    - int_19h 3y ago
      You might want to clarify that on the website because "coastal waters only" is also the impression I've got from the wording.
  - jamilton 3y ago
    They said from California to Hawaii specifically as something it won't do.
    - wbl 3y ago
      That's because it's thousands of miles. The sea is big.
      - aidenn0 3y ago
        And Hawaii is really remote.
      - jamilton 3y ago
        Yes, I was trying to clarify.
TheDudeMan 3y ago
Probably travel that can be completed before the batteries run out.
wthalheimer 3y ago
Lots of examples! To pick a few: - Manhattan to the Hamptons - Los Angeles to San Diego or Santa Barbara - Interisland in Hawaii, New Zealand, Japan, Caribbean, Pacific Northwest - The global ferry market, huge in places like the Mediterranean, North Sea, Baltic Sea, English Channel, Southeast Asia. Actually, there are as many ferry passengers every year as there are airline passengers! ~4.5B on both... its a key mode of global travel As battery tech evolves to enable ranges of up to 500 miles, we can add routes like Los Angeles <> San Francisco and Boston <> New York. I'm excited about those.
- gedy 3y ago
  Bring on San Diego to Santa Barbara! Hopefully it's cheaper than SurfAir was.
- initplus 3y ago
  Keep in mind that in some cases ferry travel only makes sense because the ferry can also carry passenger vehicles/trucks with freight. But like an airplane this new vehicle is passenger only.
- drewcon 3y ago
  Setup Boston to Nantucket…and just print money.
  - jefftk 3y ago
    I was thinking this was impractical (the Cape is in the way) but Nantucket is pretty far East so it's not that bad to go around. ~115mi each way, so within range.

Travel near the coast where waves are limited in size. That means this thing won't be going from SF or LA to Hawaii any time soon.

darwinwhy 3y ago
> That means this thing won't be going to Hawaii any time soon. They claim Mokulele as one of their customers so presumably they can travel between some of the islands.
- wthalheimer 3y ago
  Oh ya we have open water covered. Coastal travel = coastal destinations. The trips themselves can be coastally proximal or over open water.
  - int_19h 3y ago
    You might want to clarify that on the website because "coastal waters only" is also the impression I've got from the wording.
- jamilton 3y ago
  They said from California to Hawaii specifically as something it won't do.
  - wbl 3y ago
    That's because it's thousands of miles. The sea is big.
    - aidenn0 3y ago
      And Hawaii is really remote.
    - jamilton 3y ago
      Yes, I was trying to clarify.

TheDudeMan 3y ago

Probably travel that can be completed before the batteries run out.

wthalheimer 3y ago

Lots of examples! To pick a few: - Manhattan to the Hamptons - Los Angeles to San Diego or Santa Barbara - Interisland in Hawaii, New Zealand, Japan, Caribbean, Pacific Northwest - The global ferry market, huge in places like the Mediterranean, North Sea, Baltic Sea, English Channel, Southeast Asia. Actually, there are as many ferry passengers every year as there are airline passengers! ~4.5B on both... its a key mode of global travel As battery tech evolves to enable ranges of up to 500 miles, we can add routes like Los Angeles <> San Francisco and Boston <> New York. I'm excited about those.

gedy 3y ago
Bring on San Diego to Santa Barbara! Hopefully it's cheaper than SurfAir was.
initplus 3y ago
Keep in mind that in some cases ferry travel only makes sense because the ferry can also carry passenger vehicles/trucks with freight. But like an airplane this new vehicle is passenger only.
drewcon 3y ago
Setup Boston to Nantucket…and just print money.
- jefftk 3y ago
  I was thinking this was impractical (the Cape is in the way) but Nantucket is pretty far East so it's not that bad to go around. ~115mi each way, so within range.