Blog has moved!

We have been experiencing some problems with the photos on this blog; for a while today, all the images were unavailable. This is one of the reasons why we have decided to move our blog, it also means we can use our snazzy domain name! All new posts will now be on the new site.

http://teamtarka.co.uk/

The new site will be easier for us to update from the states, so you shouldn't miss any of the action.

Sprint Propeller Started

The EDMC have started to manufacture our propeller today. So far, they have cleaned up the billet of aluminium and machined out the taper for the prop shaft. Next they will cut the keyway before starting machining of the blades tomorrow.

Carbon Fibre!!!

The inside of the boat is now nearly complete. We just need to work out the engine mounts and put in the final bulkhead.

Boat build time-lapse (part 1)

Tarka Timelapse from Jacob Deane on Vimeo.

Photos of the boat (in progress)

Here are some photos of the hull being built. You can probably see just how messy epoxy resin is to work with!

Tarka II Renders

Here are some renders of Tarka II. New wallpaper anyone? Enjoy.

Messing about in a boat

Today we blew the cobwebs off of last years boat. We took it out for a spin for a photographer (these are not his pictures!).

We took the opportunity to do some real world testing whilst on the water and set up a differential GPS system to collect centimetre accurate position and speed data. We tested the boat with and without an interceptor - a device to control the trim that we are planning to implement on the new boat. It was surprisingly effective. With the interceptor, the boat rode very flat with little wake. We are still analysing the GPS data to work out exactly how much difference it made in the real world, but here are some photos of the day!