Friday, 31 July 2009

A THONG AND A PRAYER



NAME

A Thong and a Prayer


MATERIALS SOURCED

Unknown (had the materials lying around in a bag so long I have forgot where it came from)


VITAL STATISTICS

Hull - flip flop (thong)

Mast - plastic tube, maybe fishing rod

Sail - heavy plastic feed bag

Keel - yellow plastic from box

Shrouds - electrical wire sheathing

Outriggers - flip flop (thong)

Outrigger spars - stick from firework rocket

Rudder - half of a protective goggles lens

Tiller - black plastic, source unknown


LAUNCH SITE

56º17'43.91"N, 5º39'15.64"W

Easdale, Argyll, Scotland

7th June 2009


FLOTSAM PERCENTAGE

0%


JETSAM PERCENTAGE

100%


PERFORMANCE

8/10


Due to light winds a wake wasn’t created but ATAAP did travel on a broad reach against the tide.


CONTACT INCLUDED

No




A speck in the sea as ATAAP heads towards the gap between Colonsay and Mull and out into the Atlantic



THE FLOTSAM FILOSOPHY


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