Protei-003
also on youtube
20100817 in Lake Pontchartrain
by Open_Sailing + randomwalks
Cesar Harada + Sey Min thanks to
LA Bucket Brigade : http://labucketbrigade.org/
Suzette Toledano Becker : http://suzettebecker.com/
with the support of V2_ : http://v2.nl/
Special thanks to Hunter Daniel, Mariko Toyoji, Shannon Dosemagen.
Test of Protei-003 (3m long, 6.5 meter high, 25kg total, 18kg ballast) didnt go that well ... hum hum... The mast feet broke, not enough triangulation I guess... the ballast didn't affect the direction enough (too flexible keel) ... and there was no wind (HAHAHA) just enough of a beautiful sun to make really romantic pictures, the best one below by Hunter Daniel. BUT we learnt a lot and Protei-004 will be Übercool! Can't be bingo every time, right :) For those who don't know about Protei : it is a fleet of semi-autonomous sailboat that are specifically designed to pull long heavy loads, long oil-absorbant booms to collect oil spill. http://protei.org You can also check out the previous test machines that led us to this design : Protei-002 (entirely articulated RC boat), Protei-001 (front-steering boat).
And now time travel : from the navigation back into the making :
