!!!(other websites whose information we display may not agree with the opinions expressed on this website "ocean at y7mail.com")!!! link to ABB AZIPOD TURANOR PLANETSOLAR SOLAR ELECTRIC BOAT CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD FIRST LEG OF VOYAGE TURANOR PLANETSOLAR SOLAR ELECTRIC BOAT CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD SECOND LEG OF VOYAGE Turanor PlanetSolar in Doha, Qatar: Turanor PlanetSolar in Abu Dhabi, Bertrand Piccard of SolarImpulse solar electric aircraft visits PlanetSolar. If it's possible to make a solar electric aircraft, how much easier is it to create land and sea vehicles? Robert Llewellyn chats to Carlos Ghosn CEO of Nissan and Renault about electric vehicles in Robert's Nissan Leaf on the way to the airport: Congratulations Janice Jakait, halfway across the Atlantic 5 January 2012 Janice Jakait in training. Janice rows out into the Atlantic Ocean at the start of her epic voyage. You can expand 5 small videos of Janice above to full screen. (In Google Chrome, press the play button to show the full screen button, I think they've fixed it!!!) Sea Surface Height anomoly HERE ASCAT winds HERE Multi sensor precipitation estimate HERE Janice rows around the north edge of a sea surface low getting pushed NW wind from SE. Janice tweets: "Current goes North, Wind back from Southeast. I think about taking the Gulfstream back home. It comes with even two rainbows ... & still sucks! Next Squall on my way to Northpole. SOOOO PISSED ABOUT IT." Janice, there is no way you would want to be in the real Gulf Stream, check it out below: This is the whale that bumped me today while I was diving to clean my hull. Somewhat in panic mode, I attempted to scramble out of the water before I got a good look at what collided with me. I called my team and was very busy recovering my parachute anchor before the "thing" got tangled up in it! I wrongly assumed I was hit by an Orca. Sorry, that's the price of real time facebooking :-) Now I can see it on the video it clearly wasn't an Orca. What could it have been then? Minke? Sei? Brydes? It had a sharp rostrum, the lower jaw and body were white/light coloured. It's back appeared black to me. The dorsal fin was quite far back. It was hard to guess the size but it was as long or longer than my boat so it was perhaps 8 to 10 metres. The tail was submerged. It blew loudly the spray reaching 2 to 3 metres high. It circled my boat for at least 20 minutes. Can someone out there identify it for me please, send me a note using the form at the bottom of my http://www.rowforsilence.com/en/tracking/ web page. Janice. (it must be there somewhere, but I couldn't find it, Robert.) When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Tiki 38 catamaran "Pilgrim" designed by James Wharram Associates and built in the USA makes a pilgrimage to Europe: SO YOU WANT TO BEAT THE 31 METRE 95 TON TURANOR PLANETSOLAR AROUND THE WORLD? A recipe could be a 36 feet on the waterline 45 feet overall OC6 outrigger hull as in the videos below: An OC6 hull is very easily driven, seaworthy and has plenty of load carrying capacity. Add an extra ama to make it stable and deck it in. Older style 200 kg open outiggers would be easier to work on, or you could get a modern carbon/kevlar 133kg hull custom finished at the factory. Build a floor above the waterline on a layer of foam to make the hull puncture proof and unsinkable. Use a Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 R electric outboard but only run it at 750 watts (mount 2 on the boat but only use 1) Use Torqeedo Lithium Batteries. Use 40 x 100 watt sunflex solar panels mounted about 5 feet above the OC6 hull in a cross shape (about 20 square metres, 120kg) that extends out to the amas. (SunFlex 10 x 100W Flexible Solar Panels, Free Shipping $4,390.00 (40 x 100 watt = $17,560)) 40 x 100 x 5 = 20 kw 20kw / 24 = 833 watts for 24 hours (750 watts at 90% efficient charging). Get Torqeedo to suggest how to charge their batteries using the Sunflex array, (mppt charge regulators for Torqeedo lithium batteries). Build a light but strong living pod in the center of the boat under the panels, with a plexiglass dome replacing a panel above the cockpit. I take no responsibility for any shortcomings in these ideas, they are meant as a starting point for people who may want to construct a relatively cheap, under $100,000, ocean going fast solar powered boat with off the shelf components. Expert coach Steve Walker gives 10 minute introduction to different types of rowing & sculling boats. Steve has over 40 years rowing and sculling experience and explains in simple terms why boats are different shapes and the benefits of one type over another. So whether you are a private individual or a school or club, a racer or a casual rower you will find this information helpful if you are considering buying a new or used rowing / sculling boat / skiff. (from AhoyBoats 10 August 2010) - Check out WinTech Racing's recreational scull here - FUN IN THE SUN: Jim pulls out of Horseshoe bay in a red Edon TS515 training scull using Croker oars with macon blades. for best viewing on high bandwidth play full screen and choose 720p      (iPhone4HD - ImTOO - VirtualDub+DeshakerFilter - WindowsLiveMovieMaker)