That sure looks good, I have built a couple of small low aspect sail boats for drift fishing but not quite that low. I think maybe my next one though will be, I never thought of making what looks to be essentially a pontoon or large surfboard. Thanks for posting the picture.
This is a good example of energy efficiency. The Jaganda will have very little embedded energy, especially when you consider the likely low levels of energy consumption of those who build them. But it performs pretty much the same function as more energy intense counterparts. It might even be more effective at attracting mates than a flash yacht.
It might even be more effective at attracting mates than a flash yacht.
Given the fact that these are working fishing boats the people that sail them usually are the ones who actually bring home the bacon fish, so they tend to do quite well in attracting mates ;-)
BTW our dive today was close to being as good as it gets in these parts. Sunny, mild breeze, good visibility and the reef critters were out and about. I even saw some nice big lobster that emerged to check us out. Mini season isn't till the end of the month so I know they were just teasing us!
In my native Brazil this is called a Jangada... very low cost materials the energy is still very high quality though :-)
That sure looks good, I have built a couple of small low aspect sail boats for drift fishing but not quite that low. I think maybe my next one though will be, I never thought of making what looks to be essentially a pontoon or large surfboard. Thanks for posting the picture.
The beauty of the art of sailing, from the Jangada, to this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCuP-XHefTo
The beauty of the human mind. :-)
There is a reason that humans coined a word for the feeling called "respect".
RC
This is a good example of energy efficiency. The Jaganda will have very little embedded energy, especially when you consider the likely low levels of energy consumption of those who build them. But it performs pretty much the same function as more energy intense counterparts. It might even be more effective at attracting mates than a flash yacht.
Given the fact that these are working fishing boats the people that sail them usually are the ones who actually bring home the
baconfish, so they tend to do quite well in attracting mates ;-)BTW our dive today was close to being as good as it gets in these parts. Sunny, mild breeze, good visibility and the reef critters were out and about. I even saw some nice big lobster that emerged to check us out. Mini season isn't till the end of the month so I know they were just teasing us!