Model Boat Mayhem
Mess Deck: General Section => Model Boating => Topic started by: tigertiger on November 27, 2012, 07:23:51 am
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In the news is an attempt to cross the Atlantic with a model sail boat.
http://living.msn.com/life-inspired/the-daily-dose-blog-post?post=905f2860-0bc2-4112-80b7-8ce9daa02dc7
Basically it will be powered by the wind, steered by GPS and rudder, powered by solar cells and batteries.
I wish them every success.
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so do I..........hope that their hard work pays dividends..........and she makes it....would be a superb achievement. :-)) :-)) :-))
neil.
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it would have been nice to know where shes being set sail from , might have been able to see her set sail ? would be a great challenge for any modeller to acheive .
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n the news is an attempt to cross the Atlantic with a model sail boat
No Tiger, the reference was quite clear, a TOY boat. :-)) {-)
Regards Ian.
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Another trans-Atlantic crossing attempt by model, not sail but powered. www.gotransat.com (http://www.gotransat.com) You can enter the race too. www.microtransat.org
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That would be fun to follow on the web, any links to the actual group
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Hi everyone
The boat has left and looks like it is stuck near the Needles, hope it may find its way out.
http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0xeXvW8cOXyhelJW3qqj1jac49yD6m4ZC (http://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0xeXvW8cOXyhelJW3qqj1jac49yD6m4ZC)
Main race Page
http://www.microtransat.org/index.php (http://www.microtransat.org/index.php)
Two guys responsible for Snoopy/Team Joker
http://www.gpss.co.uk/autop.htm (http://www.gpss.co.uk/autop.htm) (Robin)
http://www.team-joker.com/ (http://www.team-joker.com/) (John)
Looks very interesting and I wish them good luck
Jules
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Not a good start there.. 8)
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I had wondered abouy this, but reckoned that the solar cells would be covered in salted very quickly. I wonder if she got swept up in the tide - not I suspect the best launching spot.
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I thought that the Atlantic was in the opposite direction. Maybe his GPS was upside-down ok2
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having just looked the vesel is stuck on the rocks on the isle of wight , not such a good start , geuss they should have let the tide turn before setting out ?
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It's made the news again:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239867/Robin-Lovelocks-boat-Snoopy-Snoop-crashes-just-SIX-miles-start-journey-Atlantic.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2239867/Robin-Lovelocks-boat-Snoopy-Snoop-crashes-just-SIX-miles-start-journey-Atlantic.html)
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having just looked the vessel is stuck on the rocks on the isle of wight , not such a good start , guess they should have let the tide turn before setting out ?
And to think we supposedly landed on the Moon with less technology than the Snoopy Model.. 8) 8)