P6130016 2018 R2AK Winner, Team Sail Like A Girl
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P6130018 -Team Sail Like a Girl spent a good portion of the race pedaling because of unusually low winds. With a crew of 7, they could pedal in shifts pretty much around the clock.
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P6130048 - "Take Me To The Volcano" is a pedal driven custom built boat with a crew of one. He was in the lead at the end of the first day, but eventually (around Nanaimo) dropped out with a leg injury.
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P6130022 "Take Me To The Volcano" The builder is a former competitive bicycle racer who says in calm water he can maintain 5 mph easily, and has hit 10 mph at top effort. Empty, the boat weighs about 150 lbs.
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P6130039 "Take Me To The Volcano" Note outrigger attachment. The prop is in the up position to keep it out of the way when the boat is out of the water.
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P6130040 "Take Me To The Volcano" The owner says he can sleep in it, but it is uncomfortable enough to be an incentive to keep pedaling
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P6130038 "Take Me To The Volcano"
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P6130041 "Take Me To The Volcano"
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P6130047 "Take Me To The Volcano" Prop and shaft in the down position. The shaft appears to be more or less rigid - but bent on purpose. The builder says video of the shaft in motion led him to impart a bend in it to counteract it's natural tendency to wobble.(???)
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P6130049 "Take Me To The Volcano"
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P6130042 "Take Me To The Volcano"
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P6130050 "Take Me To The Volcano" Right-angle gear drive from crank chain to prop shaft.
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P6130004 - Note the nice-looking C-Dory in the background.
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P6130011
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P6130012
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P6130014
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P6130013
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