Photo Album: Watercraft

Go to the http://www.waterbiking.org/ web site

Photos here courtesy Mike Lampi

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Aquabike - Commercially available upright pedal "bike" boats, with catamaran pontoon design and platforms on each side.

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Bob Stuart's "Current Designs" hull with Bob Stuart's KAWAK pedal prop unit. Uses 2 outrigger stabilizers.

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Bob Simons in his prop canoe. He organized the HPB portion of the Cowichan Bay Boat Festival on Vancouver Island, B.C. 6/94.

Different views of Bob Simons' canoe with a Seacycle pedal prop unit.

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Different views of Michael Lampi's paddle wheel canoe.

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Fulmar - Steve Roberts' 19 foot long pedal/sail trimaran. Brand new and apparently commercially available from the Seattle area.

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Different views of Werner and Jeanette Vogel's side-by-side catamaran. Very nice inflated pontoons, convertible roof, aluminum tube design.

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Red Kawak - Different views of (Greg?) Halloway's red kayak-like boat with Bob Stuart's pedal units. This one also has a removable mast and sail.

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Participants in the "Fast & Furious Boat Building Contest" at Cowichan Bay. No power tools permitted in the construction, and cost of materials is less than $75.

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A boat builder in Perth Australia and have recently produced a moulded carbon hydrofoil section which so far has been fitted to five sailing craft.

It is the NACA 63412 section 120mm x 14mm x 1800mm (6 foot). They are produced with pre preg carbon using vacuum bag process and oven cured at 120 degrees celcius. [fastacraft@hotmail.com].

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