The Boat

The boat is new 2009 with the latest safety standards. It is amphibious(with wheels) can go on land and sea like the Valentia Tetrapod. The origins of amphibious boats go back to the second world war when many “DUKW’s”were build and are still used today all over the world as tourist boats including Dublin and Boston.

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There are many new boats of this type being used for tourism/shellfish farming near Mont-San-Michel in France. The boat was designed by well known designer Hugo Van Der Zwan. It was built in the long established Tyrrell’s boatyard in Arklow. It is made of aluminium for lightness and strength. The propulsion is hydraulic with wheels and propellar driven by hydraulics. The hydraulics were designed by Peter Marshall. There is seating for 48 people. The roof is partially covered and the open roof section can be covered if rain threatens.

It is a wide vessel which makes it stable and seaworthy.