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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 6/7, The Wind is Picking Up
The wind is picking up, and at the same time, the boat has to Jibe to port to adjust its path towards Hawaii. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by ivealwaysgotmail10: .... this is a gadget site right? 3 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 5/6 and the Moon
July 9, 5:30 PM PST Today we are living within the realm of Squalls. Squalls in the the Northeast sub-tropical Pacific are different. They are small, concentrated and powerful. The rain lasts ~20 minutes under them if you're stationary. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Finally, Through the Fog, a Sunset
July 8, 9:00 PM PST This is what a sunset looks like in the middle of the ocean, from a sailboat racing from California to Hawaii.
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By Philippe KahnComment by mikeness: Wow man, whats the opposite of claustrophobic? I like going out on boats, even small boats, as long as... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 6: The Kitchen Sink
All food on the sailboat is heated on a pivoting stove that self rights to true down, no matter how much it's rocking. It's also the sink, which spits fresh or salt water. All food is vacuum bag sealed. More » -
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Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 4, Following the Low Pressure
July 8, 3:30 PM PST Pegasus has been chewing up the miles and we are very lucky for that. Our last two days were 305 and 295 nautical miles respectfully. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by JimboGizmo: O.K. I give up. After searching through the transpac 09 web site I still can't figure out what the... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Night 3, This is What Sailing in the Pitch Black Ocean is Like
July 8, 0:30 AM PST We are clearly entering the realm of the tradewinds. The natural path to Hawaii and it's rich seafarer's culture. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by GutterIsATool: Where's the link for getting Gizmodo without the Pegasus Open 50 coverage. It's annoying. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 5: Internet, Sat Phones, Kevlar, Heaters
The Open 50 raceboat's cabin has three satellite phones, a kevlar roof to pass wireless signals through and even Ethernet. The tour continues here. More »
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By Brian LamComment by amacieli: What I would like to know is how to get broadband (DSL speeds will do!) on a boat when it... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: IPhone Video, Endless Fog
Here's a clip, uploaded moments ago from the Pegasus Open 50 sailboat underway in the Transpac race, using an iPhone 3G S, Wi-Fi and Satellite uplink. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by the real that guy dave: Maybe he can shell out for a better quality camera next time. Something with a stabilizer perhaps. God! Pretty... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 3
July 7, 4:50 AM PST A quiet and relatively slow night. Around 10 PM it became clear that the wind was backing off and that we were entering the "Pacific High doldrums ridging zone". More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by Dane Bendixen: Judging by the number of comments on this article, I guess I'm not the only one who things these Pegasus... 3 Responses | Other threads
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The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 4: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter and Keel Control
For those interested in how sailboats work, Bruce Mahoney of Pegasus Racing continues his tour of the tech inside the Open 50 Raceboat. Here he starts into the cabin, where weather and navigation are handled (dryly, I might add). More »
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By Brian LamComment by 3DaysTillTheState_GitEmSteveDave: I believe OMG!Ponies! was looking for someone to do some Keel-hauling the other day... more » | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day Two, Heading South and Kulani the Barometer
July 6, 6:00 PM PST After we licked our wounds, we made sail changes all day. With just the two of us and a lot of sail area, each change is a major project. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by vasha: Nice. And nice in depth post. A lot better then the editors themselves. 5 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: A Brief History of the Transpac Race
What's this sailing race about? The Transpac isn't the biggest sailboat race, but it's the longest of the two oldest. The first Transpac happened in 1906, less than a month after the great SF earthquake, forcing it to start from LA. More »
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By Brian LamComment by farcedude: Umm, I guess I don't get something. I thought 'single' and 'mono' hull meant the same thing, and that maybe... 3 Responses | Other threads
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The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day/Night One
July 5th, 2:40PM PST, 2009, Catalina Islands: Right before the start, one hour on our way, our hydraulics failed. That's the system that helps cant the keel. It's a must have. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by 3DaysTillTheState_GitEmSteveDave: See, that's nature for you. You try to help it out, and in the end, it made you leave... 9 Responses | Other threads
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The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat: WTF is a Sailboat Doing on Gizmodo?
Why a boat? Because the Pegasus Open 50, is laden with mechanical and material technology. And the captain is the inventor of the camphone and founder of Borland, Philippe Kahn. He's liveblogging a race from California to Hawaii via Satellite. More »
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By Brian LamComment by The Terminator: [WTF is a Sailboat Doing on Gizmodo?] Funny, that's exactly how I feel every time I see some Lego contraption. 6 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 3: Turning, Emergency Hatches, Ballast and the Hydraulic Keel
Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Team Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat. If you like sailing and high performance vehicles, you'll get something out of this video. More »
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By Brian LamComment by meow-mixer: As much as I love boats, I really have no idea what's going on... I never understood the whole sail thing.... 7 Responses | Other threads
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The Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: Lucky Sextant and Heading for the Starting Line
On-board all of our equipment is state of the art. We'll use our GPS app to pin-point our position from the Start to the finish at Diamond Head. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by aednichols: I never thought I'd see a sextant on Gizmodo. 3 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 2: The Carbon Fiber Mast, Rigging and Sails
Pegasus Team Operations Manager Bruce Mahoney continues his tour of the Open 50 race sailboat, picking up with how they mount the carbon fiber mast, the dagger boards, rigging material and sails. The boat crosses the starting line tomorrow! More »
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By Brian LamComment by jawzzy: Woah. That boat is crazy advanced. I've raced on boats with Kevlar sails and such, but canting keels... 6 Responses | Other threads
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The Pegasus Open 50 Sailing Log: Weather
Philippe Kahn describes the weather before the race.I took a serious look at the weather. What a mess! In 11 crossings I have never seen such messy weather patterns in the usually very predictable Pacific. More »
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By Philippe KahnComment by Judd Eichorst Grey: As a junior meteorologist in the USAF, I must say that first chart is CRAP. What Pacific Ridge are they... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 1: The Hull and Foresails
The official Gizmodo raceboat, the Pegasus Open 50, was originally rigged for reliability for global cruising. Going from CA to HI in a race requires more power. Here's a tour of the tech in the rigging, hull material and sails. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Hi, I'm God: I'm not sure why we should care. I'm all for sailing - it's relaxing. But its not enticing news that... 2 Responses | Other threads
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Pegasus Open 50, The Official Transpac Raceboat of Gizmodo
Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He's also a fellow outdoorsman, splitting time skiing Tahoe and sailing in Santa Cruz. He'll share his Transpac 2009 sailing race with us live from the Pegasus Open 50. More »
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By Brian LamComment by 3DaysTillTheState_GitEmSteveDave: Any chance you can ask about the weird things they have come across while racing? I have heard tales... 15 Responses | Other threads
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Fullpower's Motion Sensing Concept Knows What You're Doing
At All Things D, my friends at Fullpower did a demo of a accelerometer-equipped headset that can pick up a call by tapping it in a different way than you tap a regular headset. More »
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By Brian LamComment by Indiana Mactard: You could incorporate that tech into a porn movie and it would know when you are... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Snowmodo: Install Motion X GPS For the IPhone So We Can Track Our Total Skiing Mileage
Saturday, at our Snowmodo reader event, we're going to be tabulating everyone's ski/snowboard runs TOTAL mileage for the day for the entire Gizmodo hivemind. If you have an iphone, use the Motion-x gps app. More » -
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Philippe Kahn Successful in Transpac Sailing Record Attempt
Sunday morning, Philippe Kahn of camera phone fame and Richard Clarke successfully finished their double handed record attempt of the Transpac Cup. The sleep deprived two man team survived squall after squall, cuts and bruises, waves the size of small buildings, exploding rigging, and fishing nets wrapped around their keels to arrive from SF to Honolulu in 7 days, 20 hours and 50 minutes. They not only beat the old double handed record by about a full day, but they were the fastest boat to cross the finish line, beating many longer, better crewed boats. [Pegasus, previously] More » -
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Philippe Kahn Sailing Across the Great Blue Pacific Again
Philippe Kahn, founder of Borland, camera phone pioneer and guy who helped make that Fullpower MotionX-Poker iPhone game is making yet another run at the Pacific Cup, double handing from SF to Hawaii. I took these shots of them leaving the bay this Saturday on a Nikon D300 and you can see the progression from balmy Sausalito sun to foggy, rough, 30-knot bay sailing. And then into the open ocean. More » -
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Emailing the Father of the Camera Phone as He Sails Across the Great Blue Pacific
"Your uncle Invented the Camera Phone!?" is what I said before a friend introduced me to Philippe Kahn. Back in 1997, Kahn hacked together a camera phone to easily send photos of his newborn daughter to family and friends. That piece of lore is gadget history 101. What many people don't realize is that Philippe is also a fanatic sailor. We're not talking cushy megayachts: Kahn engages in top level competitive racing, in 2003 beating Roy Disney to win the Transpac race from Long Beach to Hawaii. As we speak, he's on the same journey in a smaller, lithe, double-handed (two man) on the Team Pegasus Open 50, making a play for the speed record. We just emailed him...and mid race, he wrote back. More »
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