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    Posted: 25 Mar 11 at 10:28am
These things?
http://picasaweb.google.com/105540976927018852865/PintaTheAutonomousSailingRobot#
Definitely going to fulfill the requirement of being "easy to sail" for the average Jo. Sat in an arm chair, watching progress on the internet.
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Beats doing your sailing via the keyboard...
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Originally posted by G.R.F.

So it's what, a radio controlled boat to race across the Altlantic?

There doesn't appear to be any servos to sheet the sail in, it looks to be just tied off.

http://www.microtransat.org/ - seems to be similar- the traveller could dissapear under the deck on the starboard side and be sheeted that way thorugh a servo inside the hull. 

But then again I have no idea how they propose to power it with no solar panels- maybe they will add them later.. Seems a bit odd for a normal sailing boat! 

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How about this instead, Grumpf?
 


Edited by Rupert - 14 Apr 11 at 8:38pm
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Originally posted by Rupert

 
How about this instead, Grumpf?
 
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/C-CLASS-CATAMARAN-1950S-CONCEPT-BOAT-share-buy-/290555984423?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Sailing_Boats_ET&hash=item43a67c7a27

Completely Bonkers!

Originally posted by William H Frump

Hey Graeme,
 
Found this and thought of you.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kONzdC39qi4&feature=related   Save yourself all that bother of trying to develop a sh*tter, just buy one of these.
 
Kind regards
 
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Completely Bonkers!
Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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Went down to see the ribs that are the mould laid out, they're finally all back from the laser cutters and ready to be laid up.





Beginning to get quite excited now and for the first time visualise it in the flesh, damn if it isn't going to fly...
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That looks so exciting, I am excited for you! I hope it works.
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IS that a female mold then? and then laying it up in carbon? 
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Yes female, Hmm, but not sure about committing to carbon, I mean it all looks O.K. but it's still an unproven design, and carbon aint cheap..

I shall make that decision shortly, it is a big area, maybe we'll do it part and part, we'll see.
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ply is cheap Wink
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