PASSENGER VESSEL ASSOCIATION tel: 1 (800) 807-8360 • fax: (703) 518-5151 • pvainfo@passengervessel.com SEPTEMBER 2017 • FOGHORN 3 Volume 16, Number 08 SEPTEMBER 2017 FOGHORN (USPS Number 023-702) is published monthly except combined January/February by Philips Publishing LLC, 4257 24th Avenue W, Seattle WA 98199. Periodicals postage paid at Seattle, WA and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to FOGHORN, c/o Passenger Vessel Association, 103 Oronoco Street, Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314. Copyright 2017 by the Passenger Vessel Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written consent of the Passenger Vessel Association. PRINTED WITH SOY INK FOGHORN is a monthly publication of the Passenger Vessel Association. Copyright 2017. All rights reserved. President – Jeff Whitaker, Hudson River Cruises, Inc., Kingston, NY Vice President – Gus Gaspardo, Padelford Packet Boat Co., Saint Paul, MN Secretary/Treasurer – Bob Lawler, Boston Duck Tours, Boston, MA Board Members Bob Bijur, Island Queen Cruises, Miami, FL Chip Collopy, Shoreline Marine Company, Chicago, IL Richard Davison, Star of Honolulu Cruises and Events, Honolulu, HI Jim DeSimone, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island, NY Alison Nolan, Boston Harbor Cruises, Boston, MA Hoyt Purinton, Washington Island Ferry Line, Washington Island, WI Bob Scribner, Charleston Harbor Tours/Schooner Pride, Charleston, SC Colleen Stephens, Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruises, Valdez, AK Jim Swindler, Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District, San Francisco, CA Associate Member Representative Carl J. Micu, John Deere Power Systems, Waterloo, IA Past Presidents Margo Marks, Beaver Island Boat Company, Charlevoix, MI Dave Anderson, Fire Island Ferries, Bay Shore, NY Terri Bernstein, B.B. Riverboats, Newport, KY Executive Director John R. Groundwater Legislative Director Edmund Welch Regulatory Affairs Consultant Peter Lauridsen Director of Finance Leslie Kagarise Director, Public Affairs and Development Jennifer Wilk Director of Regulatory Affairs and Risk Management Eric Christensen General Counsel Steven Bers, Whiteford, Taylor and Preston Editorial Offices Managing Editor: Karen Rainbolt pvafoghorn@aol.com 2771 Houston Dr. Los Osos, CA 93402 tel: (571) 388-7752 Contributing Editor: Richard Purinton richard@wisferry.com Washington Island Ferry Line Washington Island, WI Advertising and Business Offices Publisher: Peter Philips peter@philipspublishing.com Advertising Sales: Bill Forslund bill@ philipspublishing.com 4257 24th Avenue W, Seattle, WA 98199 tel: (206) 284-8285 fax: (206) 284-0391 www.philipspublishing.com FOGHORN Focus: Technology About the Cover Bar Harbor Whale Watch, Bar Harbor, ME, has been introducing whales and people to each other for more than a quarter of a century. This photo, taken by a DJI Mavic drone, is of the Atlanticat, cruising over the Grand Manan Banks in the Gulf of Maine. Story, page 36. Photo courtesy of Larry Nuesslein, Bar Harbor Whale Watch. Columns 4 President’s Letter 5 Executive Director’s Letter 24 Regulatory Report 27 PVA Calendar 28 How PVA Benefits You 30 Safety Matters 32 Legislative Report 35 Newswire 36 Member News 38 New Members 38 Advertisers’ Index 6 The Evolution of Catamaran Design Catamarans have been in use for thousands of years, but new technology is making this vessel design the go-to style for operators around the world for a multitude of reasons. John Bonafoux explains. 12 Advances in NOAA Charting in a Digital Age: Q&A with Crescent Moegling Long gone are the days of poring over paper nautical charts to plot a course. Today’s charting is a sophisticated science using state-of-the-art technology that is constantly updated. 17 Red and White Fleet’s Newest Vessel Is Technologically Advanced Building one of the nation’s most technologically- advanced and environmentally-responsible ferries is no easy feat. But, Joe Burgard says Red and White Fleet is up to the challenge. 21 Three Dimensional Design Technology Significantly Benefits Vessel Construction Timelines and Completion Using 3D technology to design and build passenger vessels is not science fiction; it’s a new business practice to quickly construct quality vessels.