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When
I first joined the AYRS I was amazed at the wealth of
information freely available on Yacht design. I
found the members to friendly and helpful and was
pleased to have at last found an organisation which encourages
those
interested in yacht design, to get involved at all
levels.
You
don't have to be a professional
designer or builder. DIY enthusiasts are just as
much welcome to join in the fun. It is,
however, a fact that AYRS members have over the years
contributed to the development of: the winged keel,
multi-hull design, self-steering gear, hydrofoils and
much more. Speed, efficiency and alternative
propulsion systems are also high on the agenda, which is
where I came in.
For
some time now, I have been developing the Solar
Navigator project as a
means to evaluate the potential for renewable energy to
replace fossil fuels before a crisis point is reached.
I believes that the project target - a world
circumnavigation - will provide a unique opportunity to
collect data for scientific evaluation. The
project will focus attention on natural sunlight and
other renewable resources as a practical alternative to
reliance on fossil reserves. As scientists predict
worsening global weather shifts, pollution and warming
continues, Nelson believes that research in this field
is important conservation work for our ecology.
Nelson
Kruschandl - designer
Nelson
is an enthusiastic amateur yacht designer, a member of
the Amateur Yacht
Research Society, the Royal
Yachting Association and the Speed
Record Club. The Solar Navigator project began
with a series of hull-form evaluations in small scale,
with the size gradually creeping from 1/50th to 1/10th
and back to 1/20th. The idea for a solar powered
ocean cruiser was conceived in 1993. The
Solarnavigator project is the culmination of years of
practical experiment. The first of a series of
development models went on display at the 1995
Earls Court Boat Show. Nelson is a member of
the International Solar Energy Society (ISES),
an organisation dedicated to the use of alternative
energy and a keen amateur
archaelogist.
Nelson
attended Ratton Secondary School in the 1970's where the
first signs of his flair for research was in the form of
a 5th Form Physics
Prize. A keen sports-man, Nelson keeps fit by jogging,
climbing and occasionally diving.
He has been building vehicles at his workshops in Sussex
for the past 22 years. In 1992 he was granted
patent No.2218187 for a joystick car named the Borzoi.
In 1995 he was granted patent
No.2253379 for an electric vehicle refueling system,
subsequently successfully incorporated in a converted
Rover Metro
Membership
of the AYRS is open to anyone interested in yacht
research & development. The AYRS is a registered
Educational Charity (No 234081). Registered
office: 9 Lynton Road, Thorpe Bay, Essex, SS1 3BE
BCM
AYRS, London, WC1N 3XX,
UK.
Patron:
HRH
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
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