Re: ccc 2014

Posted by 3styler on Jun 28, 2014; 6:19pm
URL: http://uk-hbbr-forum.61.s1.nabble.com/ccc-2014-tp4026878p4027711.html

Alan,

I bought one of these drill paddles off of eBay. I'm pretty impressed with it. It can drive Pagan at about 3mph (delivered about 1/4 horsepower...... ) and is a viable means of emergency propulsion. There is a downside which is when you drop it overboard and your drill gets wet.....and speaking from personal experience drill don't like that.

What was interesting was that after using it, I changed the drive system on Pagan from something complex using gears, to a long tail that I engineered and made in the 48 hours leading up to the event........:) and have not looked back.....

Dennis and Pete,

I can see why increasing the length for the ctc makes sense to get a few more boats in, especially the Mirror, however I would say the 15' canoes would have an unfair advantage for carrying two people with limited power. There is no substitute for waterline length at displacement speeds.

It is hard to make a 10' ish boat that can carry two people efficiently under power and I would be keen if that remained the focus of the competition. I was impressed it inspired entries like Fast 3 and due to the fun nature of the event, I don't think it will struggle for entries.

Where I would seek a rule change would be to the ccc600. I would keep the boats 16' maximum but allow drives to extend outside of this allowing long tail drives which are simple to make. What I think limits entries is the complexity required to make a prop shaft which means you are effectively making a bespoke boat for the event.

Simon.