Philippe Kahn

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: The Finish and a New Record

The Finish: The Pegasus Open 50 sailboat just set the Transpac record of 7 days, 19 hours, 38 minutes and 35 seconds for a double handed monohull ship. Previous Record: 10 days, 4 hours and 4 minutes. Over the Last Night: Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 13

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 6, Power is Back

July 12, 5:15 AM PST Sailing along fast. Found faulty regulator and alternator. Good start. July 12, 6:17 AM PST Update: We expect/hope to be fully recovered by Noon. Then we’ll jibe for a lay-line to the tip of Molokai and have our final jibe there. Trying to minimize jibes. Big relief. July 12, 7:15…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 12

Pegasus Open 50 Log: Rainbows…and We’ve Lost Power

July 11, 9:20 PM PST Lost all ways to recharge batteries, down to emergency battery. Just like an airplane. July 11, 9:42 PM PST July 11, 10:15 PM PST Just enough power to send emails. We have not regained anything yet. Lost some more. Dark and squalls with no electrical – Bad. Safe but bad.…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 12

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. 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…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 11

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. We’re not. I love squalls in Honolulu: refreshing, cleansing and replenishing for island precious water. On…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 10

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. Course 265° T, Speed 13.5 Knots, Lat 26° 03′ N, Lon 135° 00′ W July 9, 2:15 AM PST Windy tonight. On edge and don’t trust the pilot on…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 9

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. Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a fellow outdoorsman,…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 9

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. We like our heading with a lot of West and a bit of South in it, averaging about 255 true. Tactically and strategically we’re able…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 8

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. The ancient Hawaians were voyaging and navigating thousand of nautical miles in the Pacific ocean while the West was lost in endless gyrations. We are clearly entering the realm of the…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 8

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. 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…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 8

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. https://gizmodo.com/pegasus-open-50-the-official-transpac-raceboat-of-gizm-5306826 July 7, 3:00 PM PSTTactically and strategically, we feel that we are far enough south, sitting on the 1018 isobar, hunting for that elusive 1020 and sticking to…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 7

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”. That means large oscillations and significant wind speed changes. These conditions don’t wear you out physically, but they do mentally. In…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 7

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). Philippe Kahn founded Borland, invented the Camphone, and decodes human motion. He’s also a fellow outdoorsman,…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 7

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. Therefore, we think before we act, and we triple check everything. The one who’s steering watches for the one who’s on…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 7

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. From Wikipedia: In the 1975 movie Jaws, the character Matt Hooper, played by Richard…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 6

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. Our shore team hustled and made miracles happen. They had just 50 minutes because 10 minutes before the start they have to be off…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 6

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. They’re sailing the Transpac, a classic race a little over 2000 miles from the coast…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 6

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. Apologies again for the shakey cam. Didn’t have a wide enough angle on board that day, nor the mic range to make it work. Philippe Kahn founded Borland,…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 6

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. https://gizmodo.com/snowmodo-reader-meetup-report-5201167 July 4th, 2009 Yet one of the most important pieces of equipment on-board is my trusted 1979 Tamaya Sextant. For tradition’s sake (a good thing), the…

Tech News Philippe Kahn Jul 5

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! Apologies for the shakey camera. The Flip Mino’s short mic range, the wind, the size of…

Tech News Brian Lam Jul 4

Philippe Kahn

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: The Finish and a New Record

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 6, Power is Back

Pegasus Open 50 Log: Rainbows…and We’ve Lost Power

Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 6/7, The Wind is Picking Up

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 5/6 and the Moon

Pegasus Open 50 Log: Finally, Through the Fog, a Sunset

Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 6: The Kitchen Sink

Pegasus Open 50 Log: Day 4, Following the Low Pressure

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Night 3, This is What Sailing in the Pitch Black Ocean is Like

Pegasus Open 50 Tour, Part 5: Internet, Sat Phones, Kevlar, Heaters

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: IPhone Video, Endless Fog

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day 3

The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 4: Barometer, Autopilot, Wind Meter and Keel Control

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day Two, Heading South and Kulani the Barometer

Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: A Brief History of the Transpac Race

The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Log: Day/Night One

The Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat: WTF is a Sailboat Doing on Gizmodo?

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 3: Turning, Emergency Hatches, Ballast and the Hydraulic Keel

The Pegasus Open 50 Sailboat Log: Lucky Sextant and Heading for the Starting Line

Pegasus Open 50 Raceboat Tour, Part 2: The Carbon Fiber Mast, Rigging and Sails

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