Dancingwave

The Dancingwave is a small passenger boat kept at the Eddy for the Dancinglight's use.  

History

The Dancingwave was the first conduit / sail hybrid built after a hiatus of ten years. Alcendis, who had recently been declared Dancinglight, commissioned it both as personal transportation and as a safe place to sleep. She had been the target of threats, and felt more at ease sleeping surrounded by water.   For such a small boat, the Dancingwave has traveled far. It has docked multiple times at every island in the Cluster, visited each of the external islands at least once, and crossed two major ocean Gaps back and forth. It's designed to carry 4-5 people and supplies enough for 5 days on the ocean, but its capacity has been pushed to the extreme limit in the Dancinglight's service. At one point it took eight on a ten-day trip, a highly uncomfortable experience according to the passengers I've talked to.   After thirty years, the hull is beginning to suffer physical degradation. Repairs are required more frequently and are harder to complete. It's likely that within the next couple of years the Dancingwave will be retired and a new boat purchased for the new Dancinglight.