Doug Peterson: 1945–2017
Yacht designer Doug Peterson’s name was far more often associated with winning races than losing. He worked on several successful America’s Cup campaigns, so it is ironic that the day… Read more »
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Recent Posts
Clearing the Air: The Case for and Against Dry Exhaust
While dry exhaust systems are utilized in many commercial maritime applications, they are found on only a small number of recreational vessels. Nevertheless, the debate over the advantages and disadvantages… Read more »
The Night Before METS: Accidental Sub Design, Egg Boats, and More…
On November 13, 2017, Vripack will host its annual Pecha Kucha for boat designers in Amsterdam. Taking place the evening before METS (Marine Equipment Trade Show), the event will mark… Read more »
Ocean 1 Yachts Tender as Fast as a Foiler
Some things never change…except boats go faster and faster. In 1957–58 Jakob Isbrandtsen, owner of the 12-Meter Easterner competing in the America’s Cup trials off Newport, Rhode Island, bought an… Read more »
Solar Sal: A Sun-Powered Ferry
Sun-powered boats continue to evolve, thanks to improvements in the collection of solar energy and its storage in batteries. David Borton, of Troy, New York, is a solar enthusiast who… Read more »
Speed Dreamer Vlad Murnikov
When we get communications from Vlad Murnikov, I never know what I’ll find, but I count on being surprised. Murnikov, after all, is the bright mind behind the unorthodox 82‘… Read more »
Viking Life-Saving Equipment
On a recent passage along Norway’s fjord-strewn coast, I visited a research, development, and manufacturing facility belonging to the well-known life raft manufacturer Viking. Its full name, Viking Life-Saving Equipment,… Read more »
Thin Ply Prepregs
The recently announced collaboration of U.K.-based Fibre Mechanics and the Swiss company North Thin Ply Technology (NTPT) almost seems like Samsung and Apple working together to make better smartphones, on… Read more »
Glen L. Witt Passes
Glen L. Witt, who marketed hundreds of boat designs, mainly for amateur builders, died June 13 at the age of 98. In his early 30s he enrolled in what was… Read more »
Making Reliable Solder-Free Connections
Let me begin by debunking a common myth. It’s not necessary to solder a solderless crimp terminal. For more than 70 years, solderless terminals have been used on everything— from… Read more »
