Here's another video of Rainbow Warrior III. There are some sailing scenes about one minute into it: Rainbow Warrior III - YouTube
Procyon Project Very likely one of the role models for this A-frame sailing rig came from a very bold project carried out by the Harken brothers...
early illustration
BTW, the design firm "Dykstra & Partners" were employed to design the rig (that's the same firm that produced Maltese Falcon ;)) It has been...
I first posted this tonight before looking thru the forum to discover there was already a posting made about this ship. When I found that other...
....Freya continued
Another 'open-space', convertible saloon-deck area cat.
50' Gunboat (picnic/weekender)? Look what Gunboat is now proposing, "Rather than several smaller spaces on the main deck chopped up by...
Back in France Under 'Jury Rig' After IDEC's capsize mid-August shortly having departed New York on an attempt on the singlehanded west to east...
New piston ring coating reduces ring friction up to 20% Federal-Mogul has developed a new piston ring coating that supports vehicle...
Other Wind Powered Vessel Concepts Just happened across this "web feed" (what ever that is). Anyway it had a collection of interesting...
Drafting Guys Over 60 New Direction for any war: Send Service Vets over 60! I am over 60 and the Armed Forces...
Eric gave you some excellent advice. As far as learning to sail these smaller vessels, there is practically no difference in them in that size...
Crew Management, Graphics Presentation Real interesting video film on America's Cup behind the scenes crew management, and graphics presentation...
I believe they are in their monsoon season right now, or likely when that photo was taken
Just received a photo of one of these HK ferries that appears to have the solar sails on it the folded configuration
Does appear to be a non-sailer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDdwhKzt5D4
Is it possible they were now left 'stowed flat on the roof' per the article? "The SolarSails stow flat on the roof of the boat when not in use,...
Off the Topic Sorry for getting off of the primary topic I brought up in this subject thread,... it just jogged some old memory cells, and had me...
It been a long time since I sited that draft figure, so I might be a little off,....but it is a lot more shallow than many realize. Back in...
