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To Chris Freeman, an ocean surveyor and cofounder of Geodynamics, Newport, N.C., the boat that carries his sonars and other tools of the trade is more than just a platform to transport him and his equipment. "We consider the boat as a precision survey instrument, purpose-built for the specific survey environment and then wrapped around the ideal sensors for a specific set of missions," he said. "This holistic approach to our vessel builds has proven successful time and again but requires a builder open to an uncom-promised data-centric build." Geodynamics (an NV5 company) recently took delivery of its newest and largest vessel, the 73'×26.7' Shackleford, from All American Marine in Bell-ingham, Wash. The boat is named after Shackleford Banks, a small island at the southern end of the Cape Lookout National Seashore off North Carolina. The hydrofoil-assisted aluminum catamaran was designed by Teknicraft Design in New Zealand, like most boats built by All American Marine, including several other research vessels. |