Tally Ho has been launched : [MEDIA]
I'm of the view that the R2AK would be a lot more interesting with judicious placing of checkpoints that meant a boat that could be portaged stood...
Current records for pump foiling on flat water seem to be in the ball park of 25km: The Official Foiling Book of Records - Foil Pro...
I can't imagine that the wings used by wing foilers are very efficient - that big fat tube as leading edge and then a single skin - is there a...
An interesting project here, with respect to this discussion - using the sailrocket approach of the reversed foil anchoring the rig in the water:...
A friend of mine, a Scottish fisherman, in a fairly remote village, has just converted his boat to electric, with PV on the boat. Interesting that...
Yes, and I suspect there are very good reasons why the Dutch, who are rather experienced at building water adjacent structures prefer concrete...
The Netherlands are pursuing floating houses using timber superstructure on concrete caissons, tied to dolphins with flexible service connections...
Mark Palmquist is exploring and prototyping some related ideas on Duckworks - might be worth a follow on fb
Ah, thanks for the enlargement, DC and BB - that makes a lot more sense - I was taking 'East Coast of Vancouver Island' a bit too literally I...
This is possibly a bit off topic; rather than the barge design I'm thinking about the business case. With the proviso that my familiarity with the...
Given another 40 years of development of weather modelling and forecasting, an 'unexpected' severe tropical storm would stretch plausibility for...
Personally, I really like the hungry horse' effect, particularly on naval vessels and working ships. It's an aesthetic that is an honest result of...
I was interested to learn that the 'duck' form was a traditional shape for weights going back to Mesopotamia.[IMG]
Here's some cool video of a couple of dozen small boats moving a floating bog island in the Chippewa flowage in Wisconsin: [MEDIA]
