And so it begins …
And so it begins ...
Asides
Breakfast before Vingilótë’s Launch
Dune Ridge Country House Serafina makes me surprise breakfasts. Tiday my favorite.
Breakfast at Dune Ridge Country House before seeing Vingilótë
Dune Ridge Country House Breakfast Thursday after the crazy long flight flight drive bit.
Dinner at Dune Ridge Country House
Dune Ridge Country House Dinner upon arriving at Dune Ridge Country House.
Getting ready to launch Vingilótë
Up for the start of transporting Vingilótë to the harbor for launch. Two hours until we set off. 5km (bit over 3 miles), on the trailer she’s on, pulled by tractor, with everybody walking along....
Another number game: solar panel gain
It’s not entirely impossible I may overdo things. I calculated effective solar flux to figure how much the change in angle of the sun and cloud cover affected how much power our solar panels could...
Vingilótë’s solar panels generate 107-111%
I grabbed the app and poked directly at the panels. The seven panels generated at their peak 7 to 11 % over factory spec!
Vingilótë’s Saloon Table
Saloon table. It also folds down to make an enormous mosh pit / bed for six.
Vingilótë’s Guest Hull
Vingilótë’s port hull. Aft a guest cabin with a queen bed, splittable with a board, and raised enough to hold two mountain bikes under the bed. Then bathroom with full shower, toilet, and the...
Vingilótë’s Master Hull
Vingilótë’s master suite (the entire starboard hull). Master bed is forward in the bridge deck connecting the two hulls, the bathroom with walk-in shower and rain shower head is aft). The master...