According to its makers, sea gliders could be “The future of maritime mobility.” The Regent Seaglider is a 12-electric motor, 12 passenger (and two crew members) WIG – Wing In Ground effect machine. “The first flight took place at REGENT’s headquarters on Narragansett Bay, R.I., with a crew of two captains aboard. The Seaglider flew a distance of 1,956 ft (596 m) at a height of 33 ft (10m) above the water for 30 seconds.” The company explains, “Viceroy is REGENT’s flagship Seaglider vessel, a 12 passenger vehicle that operates exclusively over water, traversing the sea in one of three modes: hull, hydrofoil, or flight in ground effect. Seagliders have 160 nautical mile range with existing battery technology (upgradeable to over 400 nautical mile range with next generation battery technology). Billy Thalheimer Explains It All Tri-modal travel in smooth transitions is a different way to see the world, but one which Seaglider passengers should enjoy. Billy Thalheimer, co-founder of the …
