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2017-07-17 03:01:29 UTC
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Nobody
2017-07-17 03:22:05 UTC
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Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commerciallyRaw Message
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Wally W.
2017-07-17 05:14:54 UTC
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Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Wally W.
2017-07-17 12:05:42 UTC
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Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Bret Cahill
2017-07-17 17:49:47 UTC
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Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
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R Kym Horsell
2017-07-17 18:14:39 UTC
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I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
2 x 41 kw motors, 40 kwh of batteries, a 20 ft hydrogen tank and a big
ol kite sail to turn the motors inna generators. Sweet.
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Bret Cahill
2017-07-17 19:01:33 UTC
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Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
Unless they were planning to go really slow in dark windy polar regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.Post by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
That's where the wind turbines need to be mounted. They need something that can be furled and stowed away. The much larger size possible with deployable turbines would be would be worth some sacrifice in efficiency.
That boat is _already_ generating ideas!
I'd like to see the prop/turbines.
You can do a lot of things on water that you cannot do on land or air. Box energy density isn't a big deal on a vessel.
Bret Cahill
Sonny
2017-07-17 20:29:36 UTC
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regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers.
They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in
the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of
power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of
storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites
everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent
kW-hrs.
That's where the wind turbines need to be mounted. They need
something that can be furled and stowed away. The much larger
size possible with deployable turbines would be would be worth
some sacrifice in efficiency.
That boat is _already_ generating ideas!
I'd like to see the prop/turbines.
You can do a lot of things on water that you cannot do on land or
air. Box energy density isn't a big deal on a vessel.
Bret Cahill
Oh look, Brett and Horsehead going over engineering issues ROTFLMAOPost by R Kym Horsell
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
Unless they were planning to go really slow in dark windy polarPost by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
commercially viable. Does keep some people with jobs and
some modicum of fame though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months
to go around the world. That was a REAL joke because the
pilot Bertrand Piccard went around the world in a friggin
unpowered balloon in just under 20 days over a decade
earlier. That record has been shortened to under 15 days by
Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Post by Bret Cahill
https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/5-25-million-self-powere
d-204039 239.html
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Another waste of cash on a project that will never becomehttps://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/5-25-million-self-powere
d-204039 239.html
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commercially viable. Does keep some people with jobs and
some modicum of fame though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months
to go around the world. That was a REAL joke because the
pilot Bertrand Piccard went around the world in a friggin
unpowered balloon in just under 20 days over a decade
earlier. That record has been shortened to under 15 days by
Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers.
They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in
the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of
power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of
storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites
everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent
kW-hrs.
That's where the wind turbines need to be mounted. They need
something that can be furled and stowed away. The much larger
size possible with deployable turbines would be would be worth
some sacrifice in efficiency.
That boat is _already_ generating ideas!
I'd like to see the prop/turbines.
You can do a lot of things on water that you cannot do on land or
air. Box energy density isn't a big deal on a vessel.
Bret Cahill
R Kym Horsell
2017-07-17 21:54:44 UTC
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Post by Bret Cahill
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
62 kg of H2 -- 9 GWh and enough for 1 day's motoring at 16 kt or 10 ktPost by R Kym Horsell
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
Unless they were planning to go really slow in dark windy polar regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.Post by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
Post by Bret Cahill
That's where the wind turbines need to be mounted. They need something that can be furled and stowed away. The much larger size possible with deployable turbines would be would be worth some sacrifice in efficiency.
That boat is _already_ generating ideas!
I'd like to see the prop/turbines.
You can do a lot of things on water that you cannot do on land or air. Box energy density isn't a big deal on a vessel.
Bret Cahill
--That's where the wind turbines need to be mounted. They need something that can be furled and stowed away. The much larger size possible with deployable turbines would be would be worth some sacrifice in efficiency.
That boat is _already_ generating ideas!
I'd like to see the prop/turbines.
You can do a lot of things on water that you cannot do on land or air. Box energy density isn't a big deal on a vessel.
Bret Cahill
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into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
They are exploiting the propeller rule, power ~ velocity^3. Just cruise a bit slower than max and store up plenty of energy for a rainy day.Post by Bret Cahill
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
62 kg of H2 -- 9 GWh and enough for 1 day's motoring at 16 kt or 10 ktPost by R Kym Horsell
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
Unless they were planning to go really slow in dark windy polar regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.Post by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
I bet they spread sheeted everything, cost benefit risk analysis, time at sea, etc. to get the maximum number of Luddites to vex . . .
Bret Cahill
R Kym Horsell
2017-07-18 04:00:01 UTC
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I bet they spread sheeted everything, cost benefit risk analysis, time at sea, etc. to get the maximum number of Luddites to vex . . .
...Post by R Kym Horsell
into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
They are exploiting the propeller rule, power ~ velocity^3. Just cruise a bit slower than max and store up plenty of energy for a rainy day.Post by Bret Cahill
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
62 kg of H2 -- 9 GWh and enough for 1 day's motoring at 16 kt or 10 ktPost by R Kym Horsell
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
Unless they were planning to go really slow in dark windy polar regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.Post by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
I bet they spread sheeted everything, cost benefit risk analysis, time at sea, etc. to get the maximum number of Luddites to vex . . .
They have 50 naval architects working on the design.
Of course this is nothing compared to the daily-self-advertised expertise of
your average unschooled net yokul.
The French website has some of the details, but you need a spreadsheet
and your old design tables to figure out some of the juicier details.
(Some of the details about the boat you can google from its past incarnations,
and there have been a few :).
<http://www.energy-observer.org/en/#bateau>
Funny enough I actually have been on the boat back in the 90s.
Back then it was the "TAG Heuer" and was apparently 5m shorter than now. :)
It was never back then a great winner of Sydney/Hobarts or Americas Cups
challenge rounds. But it was still damn sexy.
I had the great misfortune to have parents & grandparents that have been
married more than once. Some of them make a habit of it. I think
the record is 5 or 6 times with kids each time. Hence I have an
extended family that is reasonably large.
The rels includes some that part-own maxis (it's never polite to
straight-out ask about the ownership/financials) and do the odd ocean race.
Now that all the parents & grandparents have gone to that farm upstate
I don't have any contact with the 1 million cousins and 10 million
2nd cousins. But back in the day there was an annual gathering of a
couple of the clans usu in Adelaide Xmas/NY and it was sometimes tollerable.
So one year I was invited to spend a couple days on some counsin's/uncle's
(as I say -- impolite to ask) big boat playing the part of unaccompanied
deck ballast.
However, one thing led to another and at the last minute I got bumped
over to the people sailing the T-H.
It was a neat trip anyway. But you only need to do it once. :)
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Bret Cahill
2017-07-19 04:55:15 UTC
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They have 50 naval architects working on the design.
Even more, the French are second to none when it comes to PR.Post by Bret Cahill
I bet they spread sheeted everything, cost benefit risk analysis, time at sea, etc. to get the maximum number of Luddites to vex . . .
...Post by R Kym Horsell
into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
They are exploiting the propeller rule, power ~ velocity^3. Just cruise a bit slower than max and store up plenty of energy for a rainy day.Post by Bret Cahill
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
62 kg of H2 -- 9 GWh and enough for 1 day's motoring at 16 kt or 10 ktPost by R Kym Horsell
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
Unless they were planning to go really slow in dark windy polar regions in winter, I would have dropped the windmills.Post by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
On the other hand, at the dock, wind turbines vex Luddite deniers. They need to spend 10 years visiting every back bay and bayou in the U. S.
The motors could be larger. Sometimes you need a short burst of power. On the other hand, they should be able to steer clear of storms with good weather forecasts.
They ought to wander all over the planet to piss off Luddites everywhere.
It would be nice to know the size of the tank in equivalent kW-hrs.
into a stiff breeze without need of PV or batteries. :)
I bet they spread sheeted everything, cost benefit risk analysis, time at sea, etc. to get the maximum number of Luddites to vex . . .
They have 50 naval architects working on the design.
Post by R Kym Horsell
Of course this is nothing compared to the daily-self-advertised expertise of
your average unschooled net yokul.
The French website has some of the details, but you need a spreadsheet
and your old design tables to figure out some of the juicier details.
(Some of the details about the boat you can google from its past incarnations,
and there have been a few :).
<http://www.energy-observer.org/en/#bateau>
Funny enough I actually have been on the boat back in the 90s.
Back then it was the "TAG Heuer" and was apparently 5m shorter than now. :)
It was never back then a great winner of Sydney/Hobarts or Americas Cups
challenge rounds. But it was still damn sexy.
I had the great misfortune to have parents & grandparents that have been
married more than once. Some of them make a habit of it. I think
the record is 5 or 6 times with kids each time. Hence I have an
extended family that is reasonably large.
The rels includes some that part-own maxis (it's never polite to
straight-out ask about the ownership/financials) and do the odd ocean race.
Now that all the parents & grandparents have gone to that farm upstate
I don't have any contact with the 1 million cousins and 10 million
2nd cousins. But back in the day there was an annual gathering of a
couple of the clans usu in Adelaide Xmas/NY and it was sometimes tollerable.
So one year I was invited to spend a couple days on some counsin's/uncle's
(as I say -- impolite to ask) big boat playing the part of unaccompanied
deck ballast.
However, one thing led to another and at the last minute I got bumped
over to the people sailing the T-H.
It was a neat trip anyway. But you only need to do it once. :)
My only experience on the water other than docked cargo ships is working as a deck hand on a tour boat in Tidewater one summer. They docked right next to Pat Robertson's TV antenna. They had a book of foreign flags and Jane's Ships but we hardly used them. When we saw a ship we would announce to the tourists it was flagged in Sansabor.Of course this is nothing compared to the daily-self-advertised expertise of
your average unschooled net yokul.
The French website has some of the details, but you need a spreadsheet
and your old design tables to figure out some of the juicier details.
(Some of the details about the boat you can google from its past incarnations,
and there have been a few :).
<http://www.energy-observer.org/en/#bateau>
Funny enough I actually have been on the boat back in the 90s.
Back then it was the "TAG Heuer" and was apparently 5m shorter than now. :)
It was never back then a great winner of Sydney/Hobarts or Americas Cups
challenge rounds. But it was still damn sexy.
I had the great misfortune to have parents & grandparents that have been
married more than once. Some of them make a habit of it. I think
the record is 5 or 6 times with kids each time. Hence I have an
extended family that is reasonably large.
The rels includes some that part-own maxis (it's never polite to
straight-out ask about the ownership/financials) and do the odd ocean race.
Now that all the parents & grandparents have gone to that farm upstate
I don't have any contact with the 1 million cousins and 10 million
2nd cousins. But back in the day there was an annual gathering of a
couple of the clans usu in Adelaide Xmas/NY and it was sometimes tollerable.
So one year I was invited to spend a couple days on some counsin's/uncle's
(as I say -- impolite to ask) big boat playing the part of unaccompanied
deck ballast.
However, one thing led to another and at the last minute I got bumped
over to the people sailing the T-H.
It was a neat trip anyway. But you only need to do it once. :)
Once a black guy I knew from a previous job was about to get onboard at the Portsmouth dock. He talked too much at the previous job so it was easy to guess he was planning to rob the boat. He recognized me and changed his mind about even getting on board.
I told the skipper, "if he got on board I was going to jump _over board_."
Bret Cahill
Wally W.
2017-07-18 03:06:42 UTC
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"a man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."Post by Bret Cahill
I only heard whinin hillbilly.Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
-- Paul Simon, The Boxer
Post by R Kym Horsell
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
2 x 41 kw motors, 40 kwh of batteries, a 20 ft hydrogen tank and a big
ol kite sail to turn the motors inna generators. Sweet.
Still, I liked the specs of the lil boat. 20 kw of PV, 2 x 1 kw windmills,
2 x 41 kw motors, 40 kwh of batteries, a 20 ft hydrogen tank and a big
ol kite sail to turn the motors inna generators. Sweet.
Wally W.
2017-07-18 03:07:40 UTC
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<CIA>
Here is a question: Do you reply only to questions?Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
<CIA>
<PBWNR> Predicting Bret Will Not Reply
Bret Cahill
2017-07-18 03:32:14 UTC
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Depends.Post by Bret Cahill
<CIA>
Here is a question: Do you reply only to questions?Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
<CIA>
If the denier sez "it was hotter in the Big Banglocene" there isn't much to debate. Like cig addicts the denier is in Stage IV "gotta die of sumthin."
Why reply to someone who wants to die ASAP?
<CIA>
If the denier wants to die ASAP, why argue?
<CIA>
He has that right!
<CIA>
Wally W.
2017-07-18 04:02:49 UTC
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If the denier sez "it was hotter in the Big Banglocene" there isn't much to debate. Like cig addicts the denier is in Stage IV "gotta die of sumthin."
Why reply to someone who wants to die ASAP?
<CIA>
If the denier wants to die ASAP, why argue?
<CIA>
He has that right!
<CIA>
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Wally W.
Depends.Post by Bret Cahill
<CIA>
Here is a question: Do you reply only to questions?Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
<CIA>
If the denier sez "it was hotter in the Big Banglocene" there isn't much to debate. Like cig addicts the denier is in Stage IV "gotta die of sumthin."
Why reply to someone who wants to die ASAP?
<CIA>
If the denier wants to die ASAP, why argue?
<CIA>
He has that right!
<CIA>
Should someone call the SPCA for the attempt above to over-work
crickets?
Wally W.
2017-07-18 04:07:49 UTC
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<PBWNR> Predicting Bret Will Not Reply
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Bret Cahill
<CIA>
Here is a question: Do you reply only to questions?Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
<CIA>
<PBWNR> Predicting Bret Will Not Reply
Wally W.
2017-07-19 04:24:03 UTC
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bumpPost by Wally W.
<PBWNR> Predicting Bret Will Not Reply
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Bret Cahill
<CIA>
Here is a question: Do you reply only to questions?Post by Wally W.
Was there a question?Post by Wally W.
</NRFBAP> No reply from Bret, as predictedPost by Nobody
Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
... Predicting Bret Will Not Reply <PBWNR>Another waste of cash on a project that will never become commercially
viable. Does keep some people with jobs and some modicum of fame
though.
Much like the useless electric plane that took 16-1/2 months to go
around the world. That was a REAL joke because the pilot Bertrand
Piccard went around the world in a friggin unpowered balloon in just
under 20 days over a decade earlier. That record has been shortened to
under 15 days by Steve Fossett.
<CIA>
<PBWNR> Predicting Bret Will Not Reply
Paul Aubrin
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Sails make a more efficient use of aeolian energy to move ships.
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Sails make a more efficient use of aeolian energy to move ships.
Thats why when sail was the only means of ship propulsion there werepowered-204039239.html
Sails make a more efficient use of aeolian energy to move ships.
such long becalments that cannibalism was rife.
Some ships took several weeks just to clear harbour.
And this solar powered vessel is going to be pretty much the same in the
high Arctic, the Low Antarctic and every stormy day in between
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