The long and winding... job list!
Hi all and apologies for not updating as much as I myself would like.
Things have been taking a little longer than expected for a number of reasons including the weather. The very weather that has brought us here also slows things down when you are working outside as the Gurit epoxy glues take longer to cure in the wind and cold and the wind itself means we cannot work on the rig outside with any margin of safety. One gust and... so on.
All the crowds from speed week have departed and now we are left on our own once more. This is a good thing for our own progress.
Brad has also returned to Australia so there is only Helena and I here now with some local help for sailing days. Over the last few days we have had some assistance from Rolof who is a Dutch kitesurfer studying to be an aeronautical engineer. He was fascinated by the project and how it was working on many levels. It was great to have him around to share his various skills and thoughts. I think that we came up with a nice solution for how the flaps will be positively deployed at high speed. Unfortunately he had to leave today also.
So what is taking so long you ask? Why aren't we on the water yet?
Well it's the details I'm afraid... and the devil within. Things are moving ahead nicely and I believe that we have design solutions for all aspects. These are all being implemented and the end of the joblist is in sight. I'm not rushing it. The back of the boat is looking incredibly complicated and is getting more so. There is barely any room on the boat for the Onboard Camera.
Anyway, it's a lovely day and for once the wind isn't howling so I'm going to make the most of it.
Some cool vids from speed week will be posted when I get the time to edit.
Cheers, Paul.
Once again Coastal
Things have been taking a little longer than expected for a number of reasons including the weather. The very weather that has brought us here also slows things down when you are working outside as the Gurit epoxy glues take longer to cure in the wind and cold and the wind itself means we cannot work on the rig outside with any margin of safety. One gust and... so on.
All the crowds from speed week have departed and now we are left on our own once more. This is a good thing for our own progress.
Brad has also returned to Australia so there is only Helena and I here now with some local help for sailing days. Over the last few days we have had some assistance from Rolof who is a Dutch kitesurfer studying to be an aeronautical engineer. He was fascinated by the project and how it was working on many levels. It was great to have him around to share his various skills and thoughts. I think that we came up with a nice solution for how the flaps will be positively deployed at high speed. Unfortunately he had to leave today also.
So what is taking so long you ask? Why aren't we on the water yet?
Well it's the details I'm afraid... and the devil within. Things are moving ahead nicely and I believe that we have design solutions for all aspects. These are all being implemented and the end of the joblist is in sight. I'm not rushing it. The back of the boat is looking incredibly complicated and is getting more so. There is barely any room on the boat for the Onboard Camera.
Anyway, it's a lovely day and for once the wind isn't howling so I'm going to make the most of it.
Some cool vids from speed week will be posted when I get the time to edit.
Cheers, Paul.
Once again Coastal
Paul Larsen
Mobile: + 44 (0) 794 684 1929
E-mail: paularsen1@aol.com
www.sailrocket.com
Mobile: + 44 (0) 794 684 1929
E-mail: paularsen1@aol.com
www.sailrocket.com
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