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During development of the Transition Rig, other related ideas have
cropped up, and they are summarised here.
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Concept Boat competition
I
have made two entries into this competition:
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Transition Dinghy
This was entered for the 2002
Concept Boat competition. It is a dinghy with a folding mast and
sail. Most of the proposed features have since been incorporated in
the dinghy shown in the
video on another page.
The design was short-listed,
but did not win.
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Flèche
I entered this design for the 2005
Concept Boat competition. The brief was to design a craft for family
fun. Flèche is intermediate between a sailboard and a dinghy, and
light enough to carry on top of a car. It has an innovative
double-skinned sail which can be quickly folded away.
Flèche won the Concept and
Design category, and a full-sized prototype has been made and
tested.
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Ornithopters - flapping wing aircraft
Flapping wings provide both lift and propulsion. We
still have a lot to learn about how they work. I have been
fascinated by flapping wings since childhood, and have made many
ornithopter models over the years. Flapping wings inspired me to
develop the Transition Rig, and as I learn more about
variable-geometry sailing rigs I am applying that knowledge to the
further development of flapping wing aircraft.
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