Post Amazingly Cool Pictures Of Ships or Boats!

[Munter]

shakotan said:

I seem to recall that the bow design makes the boats much more stable in rough seas and improves efficiency.

A sort of demo here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJsogw9fHE0

[hidetheelephants]

Axe bow design means it's less of a chunderbowl in heavy weather; fugly though.

[Ritchie335is]

shakotan said:

onyx39 said:

Apache said:

weird

oversized Nike Trainers?

I seem to recall that the bow design makes the boats much more stable in rough seas and improves efficiency.

I have been aboard the Bourbon Orca before.
It was decent weather so I can't comment on the seakeeping but its a very nice tub inside.

[XJSJohn]

shakotan said:

onyx39 said:

Apache said:

weird

oversized Nike Trainers?

I seem to recall that the bow design makes the boats much more stable in rough seas and improves efficiency.

X-Bow's designed for going through really nasty stuff!!! Noggie designs

[The Boy Lard]

In San Francisco Bay on a trip a few years back

[Semi hemi]

GRRRRRR!

This was working alongside us a while back, It has a sister ship with a similar toothsome smile

[james_tigerwoods]

The Boy Lard said:

In San Francisco Bay on a trip a few years back

How is that even remotely stable?

[tank slapper]

james_tigerwoods said:

How is that even remotely stable?

The masts are carbon fibre and the boat displaces about 1200 tons in total, so the weight of the rig is a very small proportion. There are sensors to detect the load the rig is under while sailing so that everything can be kept within safe limits.

[Pixel-Snapper]

Wow what a great thread

Ive just wondered into this dark part of PH's.

[Semi hemi]

doogz said:

Semi hemi said:

GRRRRRR!

This was working alongside us a while back, It has a sister ship with a similar toothsome smile

Sitting awfully high! The bulbous bow won't be doing much.

How else is she to show off her teeth?

[Pesty]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

oh my. She's a cracker in full 'flight'.....

That is a fantastic pic.

[Cyder]

The overall winner.



One of the other finalists, taken by a friend of mine.

[AMD87]

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

oh my. She's a cracker in full 'flight'.....





And fast for such a big Ol' Luxury girl...

need in super high res!

[Stampede]

This one for me

http://www.yachtracingimageoftheyear.com/award2012...


Ahhh, the dragon

[shirt]

currently sat on my balcony watching the dubai leg of the world power boat championship. sadly i don'y have a long enough lens to take decent pics but the sea isn't all that calm and the boats are taking some big air.

[hidetheelephants]

shirt said:

currently sat on my balcony watching the dubai leg of the world power boat championship. sadly i don'y have a long enough lens to take decent pics but the sea isn't all that calm and the boats are taking some big air.

If they could come up with a cheap UAV system to do the TV footage I could see that stuff rivalling F1, it's bonkers and has an impressive deathtoll to attract the ghouls.

[james_tigerwoods]

UAVs in the middle east you say?

[SeeFive]

Just popped into gunwharf and there she was - little miss subtlety herself.

[ThunderSpook]

She's been there at least a couple of weeks. Rather pretty

[Rower]

ThunderSpook said:

She's been there at least a couple of weeks. Rather pretty

You mean of course the Thames or Medway Barge closest to the camera.....