Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Boat on stilts

 


6 comments:

  1. Wow. Talk about a low drag configuration.

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  2. Maxi Spindrift 2
    130' long x 75' wide
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banque_Populaire_V

    The page is in French....you can change it to English

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  3. The Mariners Museum in Newport News had an ocean racing sailboat on display.
    It is much larger than I imagined.
    https://www.marinersmuseum.org/exhibit/speed-and-innovation-in-the-americas-cup/
    And it costs only a dollar to visit the museum.

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  4. Astonishing to me that those stilts can support the weight of the boat and the forces applied to it

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