SAMSA Round the Island Race 2012
SAMSA Round the Island Race 2012 – RO’s Report by Rodney Beresford E-mail | Print | Posted in GybeSet - 2012 Articles Race Officers’ Report by Rodney Beresford For a change the wind played its part. While not blowing at a pace that was conducive to a record breaking time, all were able to sail at a reasonable (and at times exciting) pace. The last finisher crossing the line almost two hours before the cut-off time of five pm. From the bridge boat, the sight of mass starts is truly spectacular. The new starting format...
read moreNew Concepts: The Safety Sphere
The Safety Sphere is an emergency crash suit concept for motorcyclists, inflating in less than a second after a collision. The Safety Sphere concept suit is made up of two layers- a tough outer layer made of a thin, parachute-like fabric and an inner thin elastic layer. The suit is connected to the motorcycle by a cord that disconnects when the passengers are thrown from the motorcycle, triggering an electric signal. A canister of nitrocellulose fires when the signal is sent, inflating the suit in just 0.05 seconds. See website:...
read moreNew Design 5mtr Zeppelin balloon / Blimp
Zeppelin Inflatables have just released their new design 5mtr Zeppelin balloon/blimp. In a quest to improve and simplify our most popular Zeppelin balloon we have come up with a design that now used 3 x stabiliser fins instead of 4. This has reduced the weight at the rear of the balloon and has allowed us to produce a more aerodynamic shape and better performing product. The balloon has slightly less volume and thus reduces long term costs on...
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