Hi fpjeepyo5 I received a notice by email that this thread had a new post--um, over 14 years after the last post! I am sure that if anyone had a...
Tom Robinson, I have just stumbled across this thread. Good luck on your rowboat design. I am still here in Australia, up in Townsville, QLD, at...
Thanks W17 for your input on your experiences. For the record, I am, indeed, retired, and my wife and I are sailing around the world in our 35’...
Thanks, Joseph. Indeed, I hope history looks favorably on this effort.
He did not have a problem with coffee withdrawal headaches. I am also a big coffee drinker, but I can go some days without problems after a long...
In Jacob's case, he told me that he washed off with fresh water several times a day in order to keep salt water sores to a minimum. And in this he...
I intended the keel to give good tracking with a reasonable amount of wetted surface. Remember, this is a very slow boat, and it has to be easy to...
You are right that the wind and the currents play a huge roll in the success of any ocean rowing passage. But there are almost an infinite number...
The support team consisted of a few family members and friends, basically, plus a nutritionist and a personal trainer. Not too hard.
Yes, Jacob was in great shape. Mostly because he knew how to take care of himself with the help of a nutritionist and a personal trainer that he...
Well, he was originally targeting Marlin Marina in downtown Cairns. The high winds from the SE prevented that, so the next target was Yorky's Knob...
Sharpii2, if you are going to set rowing records, you cannot have a sail on the boat. Indeed, you cannot even have a canvas cover over the cockpit...
Here is a news story from Cairns television on Jacob Hendrickson's trans-Pacific voyage. I get a chance to get a few words in. Link WIN News...
Hi Mr. E: Yes, remarkably, Emerson had only one 90-deg knockdown on the entire voyage. It never capsized more than that one time, nor any further...
Thanks, DC and Bajansailor!
Hi All: This is an old thread, but I thought you'd like to see an update. Jacob Hendrickson finished his Pacific row two days ago aboard his boat,...
Hi PAR, Yeah, it seems like quite an accomplishment, and so far we have only scratched the surface. The Marquesas are volcanic islands that...
What you propose is so drastic that you would change many of the design characteristics of the boat, and may end up with something that does not...
Hi Hoytedow, Thanks. I was specifically looking for page 25 of Dave Gerr's book. On that page he refers to some figures on the previous page....
Hi Guys and Gals, It has been a long time since I posted anything here, but I have a curious question. Someone recently asked me a propeller...
