Sailing Vessel Construction, Operation and Maintenance Techn
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:56 pm
Sailing Vessel Construction, Operation and Maintenance Technologies
Sailing vessels, large and small, afford mobility. As Tristan Jones observed, a sailboat is the only terrestrial vehicle with unlimited range. And they are an important precursor to industrial civilization.
Depending on how they are designed, they also provide shelter; transportation of persons, gear and cargo; a working platform for fishing, construction and dredging.
Technologies involved span the full spectrum from low to high. Fully functional vessels may be constructed, rigged and sailed with pre-industrial technologies. These are by no means simplistic, however... each approach is a complex suite of hard earned techniques.
So, from the perspective both of individual survival and livelihood, and of industrial ReBoot, sailing vessels can play an important role.
Dave Z
Sailing vessels, large and small, afford mobility. As Tristan Jones observed, a sailboat is the only terrestrial vehicle with unlimited range. And they are an important precursor to industrial civilization.
Depending on how they are designed, they also provide shelter; transportation of persons, gear and cargo; a working platform for fishing, construction and dredging.
Technologies involved span the full spectrum from low to high. Fully functional vessels may be constructed, rigged and sailed with pre-industrial technologies. These are by no means simplistic, however... each approach is a complex suite of hard earned techniques.
So, from the perspective both of individual survival and livelihood, and of industrial ReBoot, sailing vessels can play an important role.
Dave Z