Friends went on an evening trip to see the full moon, and took me along. Here’s a quick VR movie from the sail… FullMoonSailVR (Quicktime required. Click and drag to pan; shift or control to zoom.) … and a simple, flat panoramic photo of the same thing.
Read moreThis is something of a ‘blast from the past’. A few years ago I competed in the (then) annual Sea Capers Build-a-Boat Challenge. The rules were slightly different every year, but the gist of it was to design and build a boat for less than $100 (Canadian, even) in two hours or less, and then [...]
Read moreI’m a big guy who likes small things. “Big” is not just a vague, subjective call. I’m 5cm short of 2 meters tall, and 100 kilo’s. Anthropometric studies peg my size at the 95th percentile for North America. (This is especially convenient for consumer product development, since it’s typical to try to cover 90 percent [...]
Read moreBesides the fact that this project continues to rack up design awards of all kinds, besides the fact that it is one of the most stunning boats on the water, this effort speaks volumes to me about project scope.
Read moreHere’s some really innovative thinking that has resulted in a number of record voyages: Nigel Irens’ Ilan trimaran concept. With roots in sailing trimarans, these power tri’s are ultra-efficient record setters. The smaller iLan Voyager set a round-Britain record, and the larger Cable & Wirless Adventurer set a round the world record. The Adventurer achieves [...]
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