Whaleboat Traditional and modern boatbuilding

Sea trial electric engine Torqeedo Travel with carbon rowboat - 300 kg incl gear and crew
Conditions: 4  bft SSW, from side
with 2 knots tide, waves opposite

Power set to 300 of 1000 Watt
battery lasted 40 minutes
distance covered: 7 km

.. and you can easily picnic underneath!

more photos

Unfortunately we don't have any pictures to show of this rainy day, because the new GoPro camera with all pictures and videos decided to take a swim...

Playing around with the new GoPro during 4 hours of very wet rowing

And some pictures:

The Whaleboat ladies were present again to kick some ass, and finished the 12,9 km in about 1hour20min.

At last, this weekend the brand new Whaleboat open water rowboat went in for its first sea trials. Unfortunately the weather was pretty bad so nobody was available for shooting action shots. But you can trust us, the boat handled perfectly and the crew was pleased with the performance. More pictures to be posted.

1. 316 stainless steel rowlock plates to be attached directly to the boat
2. overview of different parts of the rowlocks ready for tig welding
3. flange made on our lathe, will hold the sweep oarlock at the back of the boat

more photos of this boat

After months of sweaty evenings and horrible cursing, our CNC beauty Ella finally reveals her magnificent lines and soft skin :) Yes yes yes, she is ready for carbon/infusion.
More news on this high-tech topic when we return from Australia.
Go to the Ella gallery for more pictures.

Click here for the latest developments in our surfboat project: interior skin, stringers and decks installed.