Comments by "Dave Sisson" (@Dave_Sisson) on "The Drydock - Episode 200 (Part 1)" video.

  1. In the early 1990s, Incat, an Australian company that makes large, fast car ferries decided to have a try for the Blue Riband. They carefully studied the rules for the Hales Trophy which was awarded to the holders of the Blue Riband and decided to try and win it. So they diverted a ship on a delivery run to Europe to go via New York, took on a token number of passengers and proceded to break the record. But the custodians of the Hales Trophy were patriotic 'Muricans and would not give it to them. So Incat broke the record again with another ferry. But they still had to go to court to extract the trophy from those who thought the United States should hold it forever. After all this, those who thought that a mere car ferry should not hold the prestigious Blue Riband started a campaign to change the rules so that only "dignified" ships could hold it and claimed that the Hales Trophy didn't represent the Blue Riband. It's all amazingly silly really, but for nearly 30 years the Hales Trophy has been proudly displayed at Incat's Hobart shipyard.
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