JUST DO IT

NAME

Just Do It

MATERIALS SOURCED

56º30'5.67"N, 5º27'1.17"W

Sgeir Liath, Benderloch, Scotland

24th September 2007

VITAL STATISTICS

Hull - 2 x litre mineral water bottles

Outriggers - flip flop slpit down the middle

Outrigger spar - Plastic bicycle mud guard

Tiller - lobster pot tube

Mast - lobster pot tube

Gaff - folded half litre youghurt pot handle

Boom - nylon rod from tidal survey float

Sail - lining material from nylon jacket

Burgee - lining material from nylon jacket

Keel - slate

Binding - assorted nylon string

LAUNCH SITE

56º27'3.94"N, 5º24'28.82"W

Camus Bruaich Ruaidhe, Argyll, Scotland

28th October 2007

FLOTSAM PERCENTAGE

10%

JETSAM PERCENTAGE

90%

PERFORMANCE

8/10

A pretty good performer for a shoe, she kept up wind, did few tacks and swung round to a jibe or two before lodging herself in the weed. Like the trainers that spill from container ships in the Pacific that the oceanographers use to study currents, I hope my modified sneaker will travel far. I decide to try not to use clear sails if possible as they're difficult to spot it in the distance.

CONTACT INCLUDED

No

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