Projects

Table of Contents:

Bird of Paradise - - ToC

Dr. Johan Kjellander, the creator of Varkon, has designed and is building an ocean-going sailboat with the help of Varkon.

"In the end of 1997 we decided to build a new boat. After a few years of preparations the actual construction work started year 2000. Bird of Passage will be a true long range cruiser with twin motors, full flotation and retractable keel. She will sail around the world as easy as she will cruise the Baltic sea or the canals of Europe and America..."

Here's an overview of the project in English:
S/Y Bird of Passage: The birth of a strip plank ocean cruiser.
It's an amazing and enormous project.

There are many Varkon screenshots throughout the Bird of Passage construction timeline. I've put in some links to screenshots in the Swedish sections to make them easier to find. As for the English sections, you can look for yourself to see them in context.

Hint to Dr. Kjellander: If you ever sail to Manhattan (there's a marina at Battery Park Plaza) I'd like a ride on the boat. :-)

http://www.toan.se/synb/nb1999.htm
http://www.toan.se/synb/nb1998.htm
http://www.toan.se/synb/nb2002.htm

Varkon screenshots from above pages:

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Nickajack Glideboat - - ToC

The Nickajack Glideboat Project is a design and fabrication project undertaken by John Hughes (Email: n4yvt@arrl.net) to develop a light, stable, fast watercraft which can be portaged. The boat is designed to be propelled efficiently by either oars, paddles, or a small electric/gasoline motor.

http://www.glideboat.com

The shape of the proposed watercraft is based on a transportable canoe-like boat developed in upstate New York state's Adirondack Mountains in the mid-1800s. It is a light rowed watercraft which is faster than a canoe but just as light. The boats are still made in the Adirondack Mountains today but the construction methods have evolved over time.

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