G'day,
I never said it was easy! And they didn't throw it away until they were
past the Kimberleys, from where they could expect reasonable breeze for the
rest of the race. Not sure how much they used it, nor whether it was worth
the cost, weight or effort. I copied it from one Mike Ellison used on Sabu
(modified Telstar 26) in the '84 Round Britain Race. He was tied up ahead
of us, and when they tested their version, an impressive volume of water was
moved. I also have a paper somewhere describing a Norwegian fishing boat,
doing 5 knots into a large swell using a whale tail drive at the bow,
powered by the boat's pitching.

Can't lay claim to inventing the crapper platform either, although I suspect
my record of using it at 18 knots (no paper required!) will not be broken
for a while.

Regards,

Rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul and Barbara Nudd" <nudd@...>
To: <harryproa@...>
Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: [harryproa] Re: Kiwi clown


> Rob Denney wrote:
> > I used to
> > scull my 1.5 tonne 9m cat, but only in zero breeze. Also built a whale
tail
> > once, for a 12m 3 tonne tri. Worked by pumping up and down. Reckoned
they
> > got 2 knots out of it.
> Yes & I've seen video of Ian tossing it overboard.
> Flapper & I got half a knot out of XL2 standing on the Denney patented
> crapper platforms paddling with the dinghy paddles in zero breeze with
> half a mile to finish line.
> Paul Nudd
>
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