Water Jet Fast Attack Craft review

The Cankarso is also 30 percent more agile than a regular propeller-and-rudder ship. Water jets are much more flexible and the stream can be pointed in pretty much any direction with the help of the ‘buckets’. Similar to thrust-vectoring on some military aircraft, the water jets can even provide sideways thrust, so the ship can literally turn 360 degrees where it’s standing. And the Cankarso also stops much better than regular ships – the buckets simply direct the high speed jets under the ship towards the front. On a conventional propeller ship, maximum braking is achieved by first stopping the propellers, and then reversing them, and this usually takes a lot longer. Remember the Titanic?

So the Cankarso can turn and stop on a dime, but it still rolls like a ship. As for the ride, you can compare it to an SUV pummelling its way over rough terrain. All you have to do is stay on the power and hang on. Ultimately, it’s not a luxury liner, so the ride not a priority.