Clay Mathematics Institute: Millennium Prize Problems

So I figured out how I am going to rule the world:

Phase 1: Investigate Navier-Stokes equations.
Phase 2: Understand them

As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain, and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality.
Albert Einstein

Uh oh.

Phase 3: Collect Million dollar prize.

Phase 4: Use knowledge to create hella good sailboat.

Final Phase: Sail boat.

Classes

http://www.math.washington.edu/~dumitriu/m380_au10.html Math 380, with Iouana Dumitriu. Intermediate Topics. Mostly proving things.



http://courses.washington.edu/phys331/index.php Phys 331, with Joe Rothberg. Optics Lab.



http://www.math.washington.edu/~zchen/M394.html Math 394, with CHEN,ZHEN-QING. This is a fun class. It is half a broken-english translation puzzle, and half a set of probability problems. This actually might prove to be a valuable skillset, even though I never planned to learn it!



https://catalyst.uw.edu/workspace/benstph/16368/92462 Math 300, with Ben Stephens. Very code-centric.




Sailing on through.

Cockpit Seats

The cockpit benches on Keet are complete!

Materials

1/2 acx superply

Polyester Resin

Alkyd Primer

White Gloss Alkyd Paint

Epoxy

6oz Cloth

4oz Tape

Brass Drains

Drain Tubing

SO-PAC Hatches

This was a pretty huge first project in glasswork, but now I can tackle almost anything!

Hatches

Hatches. Mine are gone. I tore the cockpit seats out, and now I have holes.

They used to look similar to this.

Homonyms

 

I just finished reading Dove by Robin Lee Graham. Go read it yourself. It is an inspiring story that brings dreams down to earth. 

Let me climb up onto my tall bike and cast some judgment upon thee. The writing is prosaic, but the simplicity is almost soothing. There are no flashy plot devices or interesting thematic ideas. It is a simple account of the circumnavigation of Dove. While it does not make for challenging reading, it is still engaging, simply by the merits of it's subject matter. Denotation is enough for this piece, intended connotations are basically absent, or evaded me completely. 

I would recommend reading it, but it isn't a book that you can read over and over again. 

Lee sailed around the marble in the Lapworth 24.

Haida 26 Collision

Here is a photo of a Haida that was a victim of a yacht racing accident:

Sannu II

Glen Wakefield sailed his Haida 26 Sannu II to New Zealand.
http://www.kimchowaroundtheworld.com/public/006_KimChowAboutG.html

Sailboat Data

Here is a link to the Sailboat Data page for the Haida 26.

http://sailboatdata.com/viewrecord.asp?class_ID=422

Haida 26 for sale

http://www.yachtworld.com/boats/1969/Haida-Pocket-Cruiser-1869776/Honolulu/HI/United-States

This is a very well loved Haida flush deck "Indian" that had a cabin added on post production. She is listed at $17500. It may be a bit high, but she does look really nice for an older boat.

If anything it makes me confident that I got a good deal at $2000, the motor looks like a mercury 5hp.

Blue Dragon

I have found a link to a short article in Latitude 38 about a young couple cruising on their Haida 26 Blue Dragon.

Latitude 38

Their story is inspiring. I can only hope to get out bluewater cruising for that cheap, and that soon!
The flush deck model, like Blue Dragon is definitely more seaworthy than Keet, and would likely sail better too, but I do enjoy my headroom!

I spent around 2 years living on boats without it, and cooking becomes such a chore that you end up eating out 100% of the time. It's bad for your health, and you don't end up saving any money by living on the smaller boat!

Purchasing Keet

I just purchased Keet, a Haida 26 built by Hayhew and Strutt in Victoria, BC in 1969. She was first sold at Gove's Cove in Seattle.