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    Feb 23, 2022 5 minutes
    WORDS AND PHOTOGRAPHY BY NORMAN HOLTZHAUSEN

    A cynic will quite rightly take anything coming from the UN with a grain of salt, but the benefits of electric power are impossible to ignore. And so, when ZeroJet told us it had developed an innovative electric-powered jet boat, we had to take a look – well, actually, have a play!

    The basis for the review boat is an elegantly designed 3.5m cruising yacht tender made by Offshore Cruising Tenders (OC Tenders). Featured previously in this magazine, these are stylish, superbly lightweight, dry and stable boats with a wide fender strip running right around the boat. They are made to be easily manageable, include a flat, wide deck that is stable to get into from a dock and they can also easily run up on the beach. With the option of a carbon fibre hull, these tenders are super-light and easy

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