World’s First Wave Powered Boat

The 69-year-old Japanese sailor Ken-ichi Horie plans to sail from Hawaii to Japan in a novel "wave-powered" boat.

clipped from www.tsuneishi.co.jp Sailing 6,000 kilometers from Hawaii to Kii Suido, Using the World’s First Wave Powered Boat. Go For It!! Keinichi Hoie!! SUNTORY mermaid 2 Solo sailor Kenichi Horie has used wind, solar and man power through a series of nautical adventures. For his next bold undertaking, he will harness the energy of the waves. clipped from news.sawf.org "There is no limit to waves, like winds, as a power source. It is suitable for a long voyage," the 68-year-old Hori said after taking the 9.5-metre (31-foot) vessel for a short test run in the Setouchi Inland Sea. The three-tonne catamaran, built at the Tsuneishi shipyard, has two parallel fins in front which convert wave movements into dolphin-like kicks to propel it. It carries an outboard motor and a sail for emergency use. The boat is set to leave Honolulu in mid-March and is expected to move at an average three knots (5.6 kilometres/3.5 miles per hour) for the trans-Pacific voyage over two and a half months. clipped from www.popsci.com

Fold Your Boat -- The Origami Folding Dinghy

A low budged boating solution

clipped from www.woodenwidget.com Origami Folding Dinghy plans are available for the 6 foot (1.8m) and the 8 foot (2.4m) versions. The Origami 6 can carry two adults whilst the Origami 8 can carry three. They both fold to about 4 inches in moments and take up to a 3.3hp outboard motor. They can even be turned into sailing dinghies! clipped from inventorspot.com Floating Origami The Origami Folding Dinghy also has the ability to be converted from a row-boat, to a sailing vessel or an outboard powered vessel. While under sail, the Origami can slip smoothly through the water at about 7 knots. If a motor is more your style, both the 6ft and 8ft models can carry up to a 3.3hp motor. Speeds have been reported up to 15 knots. clipped from www.youtube.com clipped from www.woodenwidget.com