NAME
Black Fin
MATERIALS SOURCED
55°58'51.02"N, 3°17'22.17"W
Links next to beach on East side of breakwater
Lothian, Edinburgh
Autumn 2007
VITAL STATISTICS
Hull - Poly styrene
Mast - Cut from black plastic crate
Boom - Cut from black plastic crate
Sail - Clear plastic polythene sheet
Keel - Cut from black plastic crate, ‘torpedo’ white and orange screw top container.
Standing rigging - Assorted nylon string from fishermans nets
LAUNCH SITE
55°58'54.85"N, 3°13'02.10"W
Granton East Pier, Edinburgh, Scotland
9th June 2008
FLOTSAM PERCENTAGE
0%
JETSAM PERCENTAGE
100%
PERFORMANCE
6/10
The black fin worked very well. I could have used even heavier ballast inside container rather than sand, perhaps rocks. Directional steerage was a failure. A rudder or staysail would have fixed this.
CONTACT INCLUDED
No
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