Train spotting island style😊

Interesting boats, I like the tall stems or bows, but I must agree with @TasMike; thats not enough freeboard for me.

I liked the "front steered one, remined me of my father stitting in the bow of our 10 ft dingy steering the outboard with a pvc pipe.

Thanks for posting @Barking mad

I won't claim to be an experienced sailing type but most of those boats look sketchy to me, the ferry looks the best (who wouldn't want to ride the Superdong) and, concidentally, my sole waterborne experience in Vietnam was the hydrofoil ferry between Ho Chi Minh and Vung Tao. It was a lot more mundane than I expected it to be.

Over in Thailand I did experience this.
The entire drivetrain and control system (chrome rod with throttle lever, engine, transmission, output shaft and propellor) was fixed in a straight line and pivoted on a mount at the back of the engine for steering. The driver seemed to need very little effort to move that six cylinder diesel engine from left to right.
Isuzu's Finest by Tayne, on Flickr