Submarines with wings. Aerodynamics … Hydrodynamics … just about the same thing says US Navy. “The wing is the most efficient shape we know,” Jenkins said. “The prototype for it is a bird. Nature’s the most demanding of all engineers.” Birds 1 vs Fish 0 Refer to the article on www.wired.com http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62435,00.html?tw=wn_tophead_10
Hey I didn’t “refer”. Rush Randle and Laird are still working on single foils similar to an airchair, that can ride swells and waves without external power. You saw the clip on Dateline, didn’t you. Work is still in progress, as the Device bindings aren’t the answer in the long run, and getting started is not so simple. Here in Berkeley, we have a mad genius (Rich Miller) who has been riding twin foils for about 14 years now. His platforms starts with an 8’10" windsurf board, the two foils lift it about 16" off the water, and the foils operate between 6" to 12" underwater. Whatever…
See if you can find some info about these type of flow forms “Pressure Wave Gliders” and you will run into Penguins… http://www.geocities.com/wunderboyi/ninetysixpercent.html
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Leed you are from Berkeley? Me 2
You surfing tomorrow Tuesday?
Was offshore and 6-8’ today, but kinda close spaced and lotsa whitewater, incoming tide, so I passed to play tennis at RoseGarden.
I might consider driving out Tuesday if the surfreports are still offshore and the swell period cleaned up.
Both my boards are out of commission right now. First thing tomorrow I am going to start repairing the dings on each board. It should be in the water by this weekend. Especially since I am going to check out a sander from the berkeley tool library to speed up the process.
If you go out let me know how it was.