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Passenger-Miles Per Gallon
a pocket on his windsurfing harness. "They didn't name it the Wasted Energy Transportation Authority for nothing." "Let's be fair," said the other woman as she emerged from the car, now fully encased in neoprene to match her friends. "The next two boats on order will carry 199 passengers at about the same speed and with the same power. If the new routes are popular, they could conceivably get up to 50% average passenger loading in commuter service." The windsurfer with the fancy phone had to take it out of the plastic bag again to edit his formula, and had the revised answer almost immediately. "That brings it up to 20.3 MPG. Better, but still in clunker territory." "Compare to a three-person carpool in a hybrid," suggested Lee. "If the car gets, like, 40 MPG, that's 120 passenger-miles
always said that God intended people to travel by ship. But no way can you, like, call this one green."
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'Gemini' gets a dismal 9.1 PMPG at 30% capacity. By comparison, a 20-MPG car gets 60 PMPG with three people. A 40-MPG car boasts 120 PMPG with the same number of passengers.
per gallon. The anchovy lane still beats the ferry by a factor of . . . ." "Five point nine," said the calculator operator. "I love ferries," Lee sighed. "And my first undergrad naval arch professor
he windsurfers were eager to get on the water while the wind was up, so they were off to launch their boards. I had a very pleasant afternoon and evening on my friend's boat, sailing across the Bay for dinner. We returned long after dark. My car was the only one left in the lot, parked catawampus, as it was, in a triangular space not really intended to be parked in. And there was a ticket on the windshield. I was even more annoyed when I read the size of the fine. But my friend just shrugged. "Hey, someone has to help pay for this new ferry terminal." — max ebb
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Making boating easier – and more fun! – is what a marina should be all about. That's why Oyster Cove Marina rates number one with many Bay Area boaters. It's an exclusive yet reasonable facility of 219 berths, accommodating pleasurecraft in slips up to 60-ft long. Oyster Cove is the private Peninsula marina closest to bluewater boating. Want to cruise to Sausalito, lunch at Tiburon, or sail to Angel Island? How about a day's fishing outside the Gate, or a weekend at the Delta? No other private Peninsula marina is better situated or offers nicer, fresher surroundings.
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