Sea Phantom. Another slowly developing concept.

The Sea Phantom.  An unusual high speed transport that is being touted by its developers as the answer to the issue of back injuries of Special Operations personnel when they're being transported in high speed boats.

SEAL Insertion / Harbor Patrol: the number one long-term concern of the US Navy SEAL operative during small boat insertion operations is the accumulative effect of the constant pounding on his body. The average SEAL will complete his career one inch shorter than his enlistment height, due solely to the endless wave impact loads on his spine. Many admirable approaches have been made to mitigate shock loads to small boat combatants at the seat base, but the more logical approach would be to intercept the problem at its source: the sea-surface interaction zone. The SeaPhantom does this.
The SeaPhantom rises to cruise above average wave crests; furthermore it is a boat with a suspension system - a very serious suspension system: comprising non-corrosive fiberglass leaf springs and billet-aluminum airbags - tested to 60,000 pounds - for dampening the effects of errant wave impacts.
Servicemen assigned to patrol will be in far better shape to perform their duties when not beaten into the ground during hours of small boat operations...

As to the actual utility of this boat?  I just don't know, it is unusual looking, its a hydrofoil of sorts and it does appear to be fast.  How practical it would be when used as an insertion platform is beyond me though.