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An amphibian pedal/solar/sail micro-trimaran, designed for technomadic adventure...
Revised Oct 10, 2007
Since 1983, I have devoted all available resources to technomadic
adventure, beginning with the Winnebiko and continuing
through BEHEMOTH -- the "computerized recumbent bicycle" with
satellite net connection and a massive suite of integrated systems that rolled out of the bikelab in 1990. After 17,000 miles of pedaling
and a few years of wandering
the US in a mobile lab on speaking/schmoozing tours, the bike is now retired -- on display at the
Computer History Museum in Silicon Valley. This was followed by the Microship
project that began in 1993, which evolved from my initial simplistic notion of
computerizing a kayak to the networked pair of amphibian canoe-scale
pedal/solar/sail micro-trimarans described in this collection of
documents.
Life has since continued to evolve, of course, and with it, my dreams. At this writing (late 2007), I have switched my attention completely to a ship of bluewater-voyaging scale, with the intent of exploring the Pacific Northwest for a year before heading down the Pacific Coast to points beyond.
Where does this leave Microship Wordplay? If I have the opportunity, I might day-sail her occasionally... but realistically, I'm starting to think about finding her a new home. This is not a boat for just anybody, and it won't be cheap compared to the production micro-trimarans out there, but if you are a committed technomad with big dreams and the wherewithal to make them come true, then it might be worth discussing.
Meanwhile, you can read a detailed piece about the Microship substrate and a crazy retrospective of the whole 10-year project... and the most frequent updates are on my live page, updated 2-3 times a week.
Cheers from the Microship lab!
Steve
