The MakeShift Challenge: Against the Wind
The creator of MacGyver challenges you to make your way back to shore after falling asleep in a kayak and awaking to rough seas.
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Lost Knowledge: Stick Chart Navigation
We look at a type of ocean mapping and navigation technology used by Pacific islanders known as stick charts.
Puddle duck racer
Lucky, of Pizza Crusade, writes: I saw your post on Tyvek sails, and immediately thought of the PDRacer (Puddle Duck Racer) – a little sailboat you can build for about $150 with tools most people already have. There’s a ton of info out there, as well as info so you can get involved with a […]
Sailing with Tyvek
[Image from John’s Nautical & Boatbuilding Pages] Buying a manufactured sail can be very expensive. If you are making your own vehicle and want to experiment with wind-driven propulsion, you might want to check out the idea of using building wrap as a way of forming your sails: Now plan the sail. For this first […]
Plastiki – update of a classic adventure
Kent sent this in through the comments: Plastiki is a boat built entirely from reclaimed plastic bottles will sail from San Francisco to Sydney. The project is intended to raise awareness of the human impact on oceans and other ecosystems. The boat is made up of about 16,000 plastic bottles and is an “effort to […]
