WiTHiN Vancouver Island Sea Trials Part 2

They call it the Graveyard of the Pacific. Heavy seas and unpredictable weather. A rugged, lonely coastline. Countless ships and sailors taken by its fierce storms and jagged rocks. Westward, nothing to see but North Pacific swells, until Hawaii finally climbs above the horizon. Men have sailed the route for centuries. Now, one man will put his trust in his legs, his heart, and his mind to make a historic journey.

In June, 2010, Greg Kolodziejzyk will attempt to become the first person in history to navigate this notorious stretch of ocean under his own power. His plan pedal a custom-made state-of-the-art human-powered boat 3000 miles across the Pacific Ocean, from Victoria, Canada to Hawaii. The world-record attempt is expected to take between 40 to 80 days.

In the 2nd part of this 2 part video, Greg Kolodziejzyk, Jordan Hanssen and Ken Fortney take WiTHiN human powered boat to Vancouver Island for sea trials. After a broken drive leg near Denman Island, the trio is forced to re-think testing without a redundant drive leg and resume testing on Okanagan Lake in central BC.

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• human powered boat
• human power
• ocean crossing
• recumbent
• kayak
• pedal boat
• pedal power
• pedal powered

[Loveblessing1]

Wont the waves hit the windows later?

[Trruckker]

I wish him luck, but 4 knots on calm water.....what happens in rough weather...it will go backwards wont it??

[moreboost]

Very Cool! Good luck guys!! I hope I catch you guys in hawaii :) Aloha!!!!!

[sanjuanx]

Cool! Good luck!

[vp4d]

Oh and to reduce that aparent roll u get in choppy water let alone waves u could make the shaft down to the keel into a much larger plate therefore increasing the sideways resistance without increasing the forward resistance.

I came to this idea after i saw ur diagrams on gizmag and realised u have more of a sailing keel which isnt ment to resist roll so much as they use that to tack where as ur boat doesn't require to list and roll so a much lager plate would be beneficial to ur comfort.

[vp4d]

maybe so if ur feeling energetic u could change up a gear, like i dont know how ur transfering the power at the peddles to the prop but if its chain and gears u could easily scavage the gears form a mountain bike

[mscrimger]

Cool

[gixer912]

put some bigger ratio gears in it?