Re:Kiteboat: sailing innovation on SF Bay
by JPKab on Wednesday April 02, 2014 @09:14AM
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I'm a longtime sailor and did a bit of kiteboarding back in the early 2000's when the kites were a lot less safe than they are now (they automatically dive now when the rider loses control, which I would have loved instead of being dragged onto a beach and into a fisherman's truck)
The amount of power generated is insane, but I would love to see a computer controlled kite instead of relying on a human to keep the kite moving in a way to maximize power. The margin of error can be small there.
The amount of power generated is insane, but I would love to see a computer controlled kite instead of relying on a human to keep the kite moving in a way to maximize power. The margin of error can be small there.