The U.S. Navy's newest and most cutting-edge combat ships use state-of-the-art technology and innovative propulsion systems to hit high speeds on some of the most perilous waters in the world, protecting coastlines and vital offshore infrastructure. Modern naval warfare has moved from the open ocean to the shallows, and the U.S. Navy's Riverines squad has a new fleet of agile, heavily-armed jet boats that can go where the big battleships can't go. The naval craft reviewed are the Patrol Craft Fast (PCF or Swift Boat), the Patrol Boat Riverine (PBR), the Mark VI patrol boat, the Freedom-class and Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the Landing Craft Air-cushion (LCAC), and the Ghost.

A brand-new offshore powerboat, the SV Offshore Catamaran, has been engineered to take on the fastest ones on the planet, and after years of research and design, an expert team puts their cutting-edge boat to the test in the most dangerous race on water, the Race World Offshore Key West Championships in Florida.