After our office meeting we took a tour of the workshops and yard. The propeller that had been built for the earlier boat were surprisingly large in diameter, spanning probably 12 inches and encouraged us that our 80-85 rpm pedal cadence might yet produce some reasonable thrust. It is likely that we will take a variety of propeller sizes and will make a point of trialling these over the course of the next 12 months.
In the yard itself we were shown a number of ARR (Atlantic Rowing Race) design boats that lie dormant, awaiting their next adventure. One of these we enquire after and await a response from the owner.
Briefly we also stopped and contemplated Peter Bird's boat, recovered by a Japanese Trawler after Peter sent out a distress signal on the 3rd June 1996 trying to cross the Pacific W-E.
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