As you probably know, a drone has cameras/sensors that look to avoid obstacles.
When the drone returns to the boat, it gets very wary of approaching the sail,
the rig, etc, so it's hard to catch. The drone being used on Malizia has a
handle hanging down and they do show the operator on the
Yes! It's like flying, anybody can take off in a plane, but landing is
another story.! When he first launched it, he almost ran the drone into the
leech. I would think they would buy one of those splash drones that can
survive in water.
Bill Coleman
On Sat, Mar 18, 2023, 18:08 Tom Buscaglia via
I wish they had shown the catch...Tom BuscagliaS/V Alera 1990 C 37+/40Vashon WAP 206.463.9200C 305.409.3660On Mar 18, 2023, at 2:22 PM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List wrote:That is freaking incredible. My resistance to purchasing a drone is waning. Bill ColemanErie PAOn Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:05 PM
That is freaking incredible. My resistance to purchasing a drone is
waning.
Bill Coleman
Erie PA
On Sat, Mar 18, 2023 at 3:05 PM CHARLES SCHEAFFER via CnC-List <
cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I've been following the IMOCA foilers every day. The coverage has been
> spectaculare because
Hi,
I've been following the IMOCA foilers every day. The coverage has been
spectaculare because each boat has a photo/journalist aboard to cover the
experience in video. My favorite is Malizia with Boris Herrmann. The recent
drone footage has been amazing of cruising at 25 to 29knots
