New rowing multihull to challenge trans tasman record

Video of interesting design of rowing trimaran to challenge the trans tasman record. Found on SA multihull forum. The boat is now completed and launched.

http://www.3news.co.nz/World-first-rowing-boat-to-break-trans-Tasman-record/tabid/309/articleID/254230/Default.aspx

and the associated story:

http://www.3news.co.nz/World-first-rowing-boat-to-break-trans-Tasman-record/tabid/423/articleID/254230/Default.aspx

 

self-righting tri

Thanks ,Corely! Apparently it's designed to be "self-righting" and it sounds like they mean that in the true meaning-it will right itself without outside or crew effort. Pretty good work from Craig Loomis-designer of Earth Race.

 

Wow

That sure is some 'space-age' looking project. Not my cupa but looks like it might get there rather quickly.

Doug - PM - me if you got my rather messed up e-mails. Please. Just to make sure you got what I tried to send. Tnx, caio, james

 

OK this is a bit of thread necromancy but since the two designs are similar I thought it appropriate to put it in the same thread.

I just noticed in Gizmag that another team (led by Andras Bakos team mate is Eric Harrewijn) have had a similar type of rowing trimaran constructed by Flaar in Hungary but for two handed operation once again designed by LOMOcean, it looks like a big brother to the solo design. Their intention is to row the Atlantic New York to Paris.

http://www.gizmag.com/samson-rowing...ail&utm_term=0_65b67362bd-e0398695ad-91419581

 

It looks pretty cool! I get that there gonna need cover from elements and such, but I wouldn't have thought they'd do that much boat in terms of weight. I'm sure it's super light carbon and all that but there's a lot there.


Barry

 

Danny Sunkel, who commissioned the first boat by LOMOcean design, seems to be all talk, as his boat has been done for more than 2 years and as far as I can tell, he hasn't rowed it. He has, however, been great at lining up sponsors to give him free stuff. He dropped off the radar for over a year, and now, his site shows a gruesome surgery on his arm, presumably another reason to postpone his trip.

http://www.dannysunkel.com/

So, I have much more confidence that the new guys will actually attempt to row from New York to Paris. Best of luck to them.

 

Sunkel has had a lot of problems but he is still very much into it based on his site. I wish both teams good luck!