The Garc pushes out through the shorebreak at 7 Mile Beach. The Yamaha jet unit develops 115 HP at full output, which is plenty of power to allow the craft to manouever in breaking surf.
Garc in USA
Imported into the USA, this prototype was vigourously tested by the US military.
The Garc at Sea
Unsurpassed control at both Low and High speeds
At Rest on the Beach
The Garc is virtually unsinkable and can be left on its own
Stern View of Garc
Open transom allows quick recovery of rescue victims by one operator
Greenough builds the hull plug
The plug becomes the structure on which the fiberglass mold of the hull is built
Hull Plug Progresses
The strakes are added to the plug before the hull mould is fabricated
The hull mould
The hull mould is finished and detached from the plug
A local joins Greenough for test
Local surfer Rusty Miller gets a test drive on the Garc
Greenough drives the Garc at speed
Open Ocean testing is carried out at sea
Garc in Construction
A short vidoe of Greenough discussing construction of the Garc wih a friend