Comments on: Offshore sea trials movie – rough period

By: David Tangye

David Tangye — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 13:49:37 +0000

“there is possibly more that can go wrong when you are close to land than if you are far off shore” Yup. Check out where almost all shipwrecks are found

By: jamie hastings

jamie hastings — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 20:15:38 +0000

when we first saw you i could not belive it. what the heck is that! we were on the south end of quadra island across from campbell river fishing and had to pull up the lines and check you out.my friend mitch flanagan sent me this video and i figure if your realy going to do this you need support.i live in black creek on vancover island and igo fishing all over the island.i have lots of room for camping and will help any way i can. cheers

By: Emery

Emery — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:54:04 +0000

Too bad you can’t steer with the drive leg to get some sort of vectored thrust and drive in whatever direction you steer. Keep on designing and peddling.

By: brisy

brisy — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 07:42:42 +0000

fine thinking and explanationof clr/clp situation the idea of moving the battery laterally is fine(no weight added ) i supose you thinked of the possibility of tilting the keel on the side although it’s a lot of trouble for many different reasons the great Tabarly was saying :” long testing of a new boat is useless if well calculated ,because the main troubles or failure may not happen before a long sailing time or peculiar circumstances, just check closely things before you start” i wish you the best
friendly
marc

By: Russell Moore

Russell Moore — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 23:12:30 +0000

Will you always want to go downwind? I would have thought that the addition of adjustable fore and aft fins would have been a better solution.
Also with the movable ballast, what would happen if when you were asleep the boat is forced off course and the ballast ends up being on the wrong side?

By: James

James — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 22:02:44 +0000

Ross Lake in the North Cascades get some pretty wicked winds too. Keep up the great effort!

By: Rob Harris

Rob Harris — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:13:27 +0000

one thing dude. fresh water and salt water will make the craft float different due to salinity. lake trials, and sea trials may not be as accurate as you want.