High-Speed Sailing

Macquarie Innovation (and Yellow Pages before it) is an elegant design. I was fascinated by it from the time I first saw a picture of Yellow Pages. They have proven they are the most efficient of any craft I've seen numbers for; 46 knots in 19 knots of wind is very impressive. Yes I think they can reach 50, in fact I'd like them to be first (come on guys you can do it!)

My loyalty should go with Sailrocket because they are running at least 2/3 of what I've developed. The only real difference is how they control it vs. how I control mine. I would share this with them but I don't want to go public before I get commercial interest. Besides everything they need to know is contained in my existing patent, so it's available to them. It's true, my patent shows different parts positioned differently, but the key is how the parts interrelate.

I'm also pulling for Innovation because I feel they are nearly "topped out" and won't be competitive beyond 50 knots. Innovation is using ballast (crew in the windward pod) which I've said we have to eliminate to go faster. They have the same problem as Hydroptere, and almost all other boats; when you fly that hull, pod, hydrofoil, etc. you're at max power (notice I didn't say max speed).

Bob