10 Years in 10 Minutes

I managed to capture some of my adventures from the past decade on film. I edited the footage into this short video with good music.

The New Look

I spent the last week fiberglassing and painting Valkyrie. Then I did some more flight testing with some friends. Enjoy the video!

Painting and Fiberglassing

Ride of the Valkyrie

Here it is! The highly anticipated video of the first test flights of the hydrofoil sailboat that I designed and built. This video doesn't show the boat under sail. It is being towed by an inflatable dinghy in order to test the wing. Also, the boat has been named "Valkyrie". Enjoy!

Surfing in Grenada

This is a little video I made of a couple of my friends surfing at the best secret spot in Grenada. Special introduction by King Botu.

More Water Testing

Progress has been fairly steady every day. I put the boat in the water yesterday and we towed it around for a while (without the wing on) and I was surprised at the low drag of the hull. I was expecting the big flat transom to be more of a problem than it is. At six or seven knots I was able to hold onto the boat with just two fingers. Stability without the floats is slightly better than expected. Overall, all the results have been very promising and I feel encouraged that the design isn't too far out there!

Deck Construction

It took a little time, but I finally got the deck on. Now that I have a belt sander work on all parts of the boat should go faster. A little bit of fiberglassing and the painting process will begin soon!