Speaking of the original Great Barrier Express, has anyone reading this ever sailed one? I think it's just a tremendously handsome design, and...
So is there a variant that grows to only a small diameter in long lengths? Weaving that and covering with 6-ounce hemp is certainly something I'd...
I just cannot imagine rolling out of a hammock in the dark hours of a really snotty night, laying aloft and out on a yard; ship pitching through...
I've seen it around the Web. Looks like a totally useless piece of kit to me. It costs around 5 thousand bucks US and has about an 8-mile range....
One of my earlier memories is walking the docks with my father in Piraeus, ca. 1973. One of the gateway drugs, I guess. To this day, my heart...
One unlooked-for benefit of this monstrous drag, however, would be a really hefty wash off the prop at manuevering speeds, which might make...
I'm betting a Ness Yole or better, Eun Mara or Grey Seal would be the bees knees. Proven seaworthy design, plenty of load capacity, already has...
The James Bond film, The Man With The Golden Gun has a bunch of footage of these. I don't know how much these designs have evolved in the past 35...
I'm a brown-water tugboat deckie, and would like to chime in to say that this is easy to say and difficult to achieve, in practice. What tends to...
Looks like it might want to list to port a little.
Care to post yer thoughts here? Do you have pictures of your models?
Good question. A tack when kiteboarding is more closely related to a jibe on a mastboat than a tack as most would define it-- no headsail,...
Hey, all: I'm starting this thread in an attempt get all the thoughts contained Here, here, here, and to some extent here into one thread. What...
I've given this a great deal of thought and have conducted some experiments out on the lake. Yes, in broad strokes, it will work and work well;...
