ONE, TWO, THREE OR FOUR (yes, 4) HULLS?
This Caper is mainly a report on the current status of the OutRig Project. It describes the cast of characters involved in determining that status, plus something of how these individuals have come to be involved.
While there is no conclusion on the main issue — how the Project will integrate with the Mariners Museum — still there is cause to be excited about the possibilities. And speaking of possibilities, it just may happen that four-hulled watercraft will take over the world.
Listen as I tell you about a brand new 4-hulled boat.
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Thanks for the update. All very interesting. Looking forward to seeing the tractor/trailer.
Hydrofoils that are simpler.. similar to the Hysucat ones that Chris White and other US designers have demonstrated on motor cats, seem applicable also to a light.weight cat about 25- 30 ft. Would also avoid the negatives of hitting whales, trees, etc. that Jim Brown mentioned. Our family house is in Mathews County and Jim’s work and museum efforts are great in that nautical region.
Can’t wait to see the film — hey, maybe you should get a weekly television deal!
Mr. Brown. I’ve been following you for quite a while. Been a big fan of your books and your designs. I got to sail a friend’s wind rider last summer. I’m especially intrigued by the man and the life you’ve led. You are an inspiration and I hope the film reveals more.
Jim.
Sat down to your podcast like I do every Sunday morning (my little ritual.) Cannot tell you how heartening to hear talk about your movie. I must add that I, like you, am vision impaired ( A. R. M. D.) You’ve been my guiding light and one of the few out there to represent us. Though I pretty much won’t be able to see it, I’ll be listening closely to hear how you manage and what you life is like.
so looking forward to seeing a proper movie about Jim Browne finally about time.
RIGHT ON JIM – history is finally catching up to you.
May I say, professor Brwon, that you have put it all out there. The raw and the cooked.
I’m not a boat guy. I have kids and grandkids and I guess they are my hobby. That and reading great literature. I’ve been by the docks when on vacation. I keep my eyes open.
I’ve read Slocum’s book maybe five times. “Highlights of the journey included perils of sailing blue water, such as fog, gales, danger of collision, loneliness, doldrums, navigation, fatigue, gear failure. Other perils of coastal navigation included pirates, attack by ‘savages’, embayment, shoals and coral reefs, stranding, and shipwreck.
Passing by Tierra del Fuego, he was warned that he might be attacked by the indigenous Yahgan Indians in the night, so he sprinkled tacks on the deck. He was awakened in the middle of the night by yelps of pain. He was proud of resourcefully defending himself.”
Have you read Ellen MacArthur? Or Peter Nichols? Doesn’t matter. You’ve got it in spades.
I’d like to say your wide-ranging journey including your sight-loss, your courage to cobble together new-fangled media, your embrace that includes blue-blooded yachties as well as free spirits and avant garde artists. It sounds like a real life to me and I can relate even though I wouldn’t know a bow line from a bow tie.
When I hang out at the wharf I’ve learned the most by watching the sailors not just the ships. Let me paraphrase and bastardize from Joseph Campbell:
“Wherever the poetry of seafaring is interpreted as innovation, engineering, or design, it is killed. The living images become only remote facts of a distant time or sky. Furthermore, it is never difficult to demonstrate that as science and history, yachting is absurd. When a civilization begins to reinterpret its sailors in this way, the life goes out of it, backyard boat sheds become museums, and the link between the two perspectives becomes dissolved.”
I think someone said, “90 per cent of success is showing up.” You, my friend, have shown up in all these stories, these podcasts, and now in your eventual movie. Your personal story is universal. I wanted to be the first to say that.
Dear Jim Brown. I hope the paywall doesn’t cover up the podcast.I know quite a few friends I’ve introduced to your excellent talks who would not be encouraged to continue with a mandatory subscription. I know know I pay when I can, as do they. I’m so glad you landed the big donor. We were worried a bit there. Let’s go to the movies! 🙂 All the best.