NEW “SAUCER” CRAFT.—This boat at Newport Beach, California, which rides on an air cushion and carries four hydrofoils, is made of laminated fibreglass and is 40ft in diameter. The owner, Mr C. M. Christensen, shown walking on the boat, built it in nine months at a cost of SUS15,000. He plans to make a trip round the world in the craft, but calls it “top secret” and will not let anyone look inside.
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31763, 21 August 1968, Page 5
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73NEW “SAUCER” CRAFT.—This boat at Newport Beach, California, which rides on an air cushion and carries four hydrofoils, is made of laminated fibreglass and is 40ft in diameter. The owner, Mr C. M. Christensen, shown walking on the boat, built it in nine months at a cost of SUS15,000. He plans to make a trip round the world in the craft, but calls it “top secret” and will not let anyone look inside. Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31763, 21 August 1968, Page 5
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