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Suntory Mermaid II - Arives in San Fran
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2008-07-07 14:29.The Suntory Mermaid II, a catamaran powered by the waves, succeeded in crossing the Pacific in a wave powered boat. Then was arrested (but it was made good by the mayor and he's a free man).
Japanese sailor and environmentalist Kenichi Horie has completed a 110-day solo voyage across the Pacific Ocean in a boat propelled by wave power to claim another world first.
World's Largest Sailing Cat
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2008-05-30 22:17.Sailing Scuttlebutt
Submitted by cac on Thu, 2008-05-29 22:12.Sailing Scuttlebutt is another online web "magazine/blog" that looks pretty interesting. I ran across it by being referred to some interesting pictures they were hosting this week... the first couple are certainly an interesting looking boat (or plane, or something). read more »
Model of Titanic built from original plans
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2008-05-27 21:20.This Daily Mail article details (with pictures) an incredible, multi-year, multi-million dollar effort to build an exact 1:48 scale model of the Titanic. Complete with fiber-optic interior lighting, scale furnishing (including each exterior cabin), this is an 18 foot long "model".
The plans have never been made available for such use before...
Having started my "boat interest" building models, this is just fascinating to me.
First Megawatt-scale tidal turbine
Submitted by cac on Tue, 2008-05-20 21:25.Rainbow iceberg
Submitted by cac on Fri, 2008-05-16 22:50.Robot Sailboats
Submitted by cac on Mon, 2008-05-12 21:56.New Ocean Current Discovered
Submitted by cac on Sat, 2008-05-03 16:24.Fighting The Small Boat Threat
Submitted by cac on Wed, 2008-04-30 22:48.Today, Mad Mariner™ has another article (see another take on the situation here) discussing some of the threats posed by small boats to national security, along with some of the actions being taken to guard against these threats. read more »

