Commercial Ferry Boat and other Boat Experiments
A series of experiments were conducted by Antonio Garcia Recio, a Spanish National studying in the Ateneo and a member of the group. As a "tourist" in the Philippines, Antonio was able to obtain some rich data on during his travels. One of this was from a Malapascua tourist boat, and others from inter-island ferry boats.
Name of the experiment: Malapascua Boat
Sea conditions: Completely calm
Boat size: 18m long
Trip distance: 8km
Other information: This boats carryes tourist and goods from Cebu Island to Malapascua Island, 4 to 6 times per day.
Name of the experiment: Camotes Island go trip
Sea conditions: Completely calm
Boat size: Jomalia Shipping Corr Ferry
Trip distance: 30km
Other information: This ferry connects Danao City with Island Camotes. There are 5 scheduled round trips daily.
Name of the experiment: Camotes Island back trip
Sea conditions: Storm day
Boat size: Ferry
Trip distance: 30km
Other information: This ferry connects Danao City with Island Camotes. There are 5 scheduled round trips daily.
Comparing the two trips with the different weather condition give us an idea of how powerfull can be this system.