Innovation, Steam Cars to Clipper ships, (refer to the May Day post 5/1) to World Circumnavigation and Evolution to the design of Sailboats from long ago to now, Engineering, Math and History.
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AMERICA”S HISTORY, Written in Stories of Adventurers and Entrepreneurs
READ
READ
Flying Cloud, Written by David W. Shaw
LEARN
PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY also ran some of the earliest steamboats on the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers, between San Francisco, Sacramento, and Stockton. Domingo Marcucci who came from Philadelphia in the Pacific Mail steamship OREGON with a knocked-down steamboat in its hold, started a shipyard in San Francisco on September 18, 1849. It was located on the beach at Happy Valley, at the foot of Folsom Street, east of Beale Street. Marcucci's company assembled the CAPTAIN SUTTER in six weeks. Built for the ASPINWALL STEAM TRANSPORTATION LINE, owned by George W. Aspinwall, brother of William Henry Aspinwall, one of the founders of PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
Clipper Ship Museum
September 7, 1853, London Nonconformist, London, United Kingdom
At the Maritime Museum that is a part of Mystic Seaport, Connecticut. There is a long Barn where they make Rope/Cord/Rigging.
ropenoun
ropenoun
There ia also a place in Plymouth Massachusetts called Cordage Park, where they made Cord/Lines/
Cord for Sailing ships.
Have you ever thought about Cord and how it is wound and made from many strands of twine?
What materials are used in the rope around your house. Go exploring and talk about what materials are in the rope, how strong is it?
Can it be cut?
What makes it strong?
Does it fray? What does fray mean? Look it up.
fray1
verb fray2 noun
fray1
In the new American clipper, the Sovereign of the Seas, the ropes which form the running rigging are of cotton, which is not only capable of a tighter twist, but is not liable to become deteriorated by friction in the same degree as hempen cords. After they have been in use, too, for years, they can be sold for nearly as much as the original cost. These ropes are quite smooth, and run with great rapidity through the blocks. The sails also of this vessel are of cotton, two sets of cotton sails costing only the sum paid for one set of linen. From Google.
Staghound
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| There are many Incredible Books on Voyages. |
Rick Carroll, Marcie Carroll (Authors/Editors)
The largest merchant ship built in 1850, the
215 foot extreme clipper ship Staghound
unfurled 9,500 square yards of sail with an
88-foot main mast. A carved golden staghound was its figurehead.
Built by Donald McKay for the California trade, the ship in
1851 reached San Francisco from New York, a voyage of 16,408 miles,
in 107 sailing days, a record it never equaled.
A decade later, on October 12, 1861, laden with coal, the ship caught fire off Brazil's coast and was abandoned with all hands saved
215 foot extreme clipper ship Staghound
unfurled 9,500 square yards of sail with an
88-foot main mast. A carved golden staghound was its figurehead.
Built by Donald McKay for the California trade, the ship in
1851 reached San Francisco from New York, a voyage of 16,408 miles,
in 107 sailing days, a record it never equaled.
A decade later, on October 12, 1861, laden with coal, the ship caught fire off Brazil's coast and was abandoned with all hands saved
FIND OUT
What was a Packet ship?
For anyone interested in sailing Camps/School.
There is a camp on Shenandoah, A Tall Ship from the Black Dog Businesses from Martha's Vineyard, MA.
Kids have jobs, swabbing the deck, cleaning the Galley, living onboard a Clipper Ship without modern day amenities. No electricity and they wash in the Ocean.
https://theblackdogtallships.com
Merlin's Pen runs a one week writer's workshop in July for The Black Dog
www.merlynspen.org/contentmgr/showdetails.php/id/39543mMerlin's Pen runs a one week writer's workshop in July for The Black Dog
Sea Semester
https://www.semesteratsea.org
Other ways to get into sailing.
Small sailboats, check out Sunfish, 420, Laser, Hobie Cats and more.
non·fic·tionOther ways to get into sailing.
Small sailboats, check out Sunfish, 420, Laser, Hobie Cats and more.
LEGENDARY SAILBOAT DESIGN
Lighter, Stronger, Faster celebrates the spirit of innovation by examining the unparalleled impact on marine design and engineering by Nathanael Greene Herreshoff and the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company.
One of the MIT’s earliest students, N. G. Herreshoff (MIT Class of 1870) set new standards in design and manufacturing, realizing remarkable influence and success over a 75-year career. His legendary design genius, engineering innovations and manufacturing efficiency led to the production of six America’s Cup winners and hundreds of other highly regarded vessels, the introduction of modern catamarans, the first torpedo boats for the U.S. Navy, and the first steam-powered fishing vessels in the U.S.
Stronger, Faster, Lighter
Wind Surfing,
and Kite Boarding.
/ËŒnänˈfikSH(É™)n/
noun
noun: non-fiction
- prose writing that is based on facts, real events, and real people, such as biography or history."high on the bestseller lists of nonfiction"
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Dodge Morgan and American Promise. Singlehanded Global Navigational Race, from Bermuda-Bermuda. This is an incredible account of a sum of all the preparation leading up to this race and the execution of this journey. An incredible ARMCHAIR VOYAGE.
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| High Performance Sails for 12 Meter Yachts and racing |
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| Circumnavigation goes around the Southern Seas and Oceans of the World. The Southern Indian and Southern Pacific Oceans are the roughest. WHY do ships Navigate the Globe via the Southern Route? Is it possible to Navigate the Globe by the Northern Route? |
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| How design of ships has evolved, rudimentary dugout canoes WolfValleyForge.com, https://youtu.be/XVHsUdwPKo8, to Viking ships, to sailing ships, to modern racing Yachts and Power Boats. |
America’s Cup Yacht
https://youtu.be/VlmFULQ-aHc
The Future of Sailing
The concept of the revolutionary new AC75, the new foiling monohull class that will be raced in the 36th America's Cup in Auckland 2021. The innovation and design is unseen in sailing, designed and developed by the America's Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa.
The concept of the revolutionary new AC75, the new foiling monohull class that will be raced in the 36th America's Cup in Auckland 2021. The innovation and design is unseen in sailing, designed and developed by the America's Cup defender Emirates Team New Zealand and the Challenger of Record Luna Rossa.
FIND DODGE MORGAN'S ACCOUNT ON
alibis.com, a website that sells books
they ship to your door for a minimal cost.
Write an entry for your travel log.
The New Bedford Whaling Museum
Nationwide interest in whaling history was raised by the 1922 film Down to the Sea in Ships, which was filmed in New Bedford and featured many New Bedford locals dressed up in their grandparents' clothing as extras.
VISUAL TOUR below
New Bedford MILLS EXHIBIT
A connection to 4/29 Blog Post
Pirates and their ships throughout time.
Who Was Blackbeard?
Heritage Museums and Gardens
They have an amazing collection of Antique Cars in a Circular Barn
A Vintage Carousel
And, A collection of SAILORS VALENTINES (What is a Sailors Valentine?) AND MARITIME ART.
ACTIVITIES FROM HOME
Try Nature Weaving with found Objects.
SUBSTITUTE glue for Hot glue gun
(unless you have a trusted adult to help you. Hot glue guns can burn you very badly)
(unless you have a trusted adult to help you. Hot glue guns can burn you very badly)
for other type of Glue, WOOD GLUE
OR ELMERS GLUE, TAPE, or have someone help you hold the sticks as you tie together to make a loom.
Coloring pages too.
Build/ENGINEER with LEGOS
Bugs, Birds, and Bricks here (LEGOS, Did you know LEGOS originated in Denmark? my Daughter told me last night)
Engineering/BUILD
A LEGO BIRD. Find a species. Online or in a Bird Book. The above is a GoldFinch.
What species are local to your area?
Do you Have a favorite type of Bird?
Why?
What kind of a bird is your Favorite?
Land? Prairie? Sea?
How many LEGO Bricks did it take to make your LEGO Bird, Bug, Creation, Building, or other?
What species are local to your area?
Do you Have a favorite type of Bird?
Why?
What kind of a bird is your Favorite?
Land? Prairie? Sea?
How many LEGO Bricks did it take to make your LEGO Bird, Bug, Creation, Building, or other?
Virtual Scavenger Hunt
https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/virtual-scavenger-hunt-6/
https://heritagemuseumsandgardens.org/virtual-scavenger-hunt-6/
Heritige’s Cars.
Caring for Heritage’s CARS
What type of Fuel do these Cars use?
Hint, Aviation Fuel. What does that Mean? Why do they use this Fuel?
Earlier cars used…
FIELD TRIP Jay Leno’s Garage, Los Angeles, California. (at Burbank Airport) Internal Combustion. Lost Technology
STEAM. For Cars and Education
Jay Leno’s Garage, and Steam Car
1860
First American SuperHero, was Steam Man. Who Was he? Do you think the Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz movie, may
have found it's origin in Steam Man?
have found it's origin in Steam Man?
requires:
Scissors
paper
2 pennies
scotch tape
robot printable from above.
Scissors
paper
2 pennies
scotch tape
robot printable from above.
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From White Sewing Machine Company, who Made these cars. Ended their production in 1911.
They used HEXINE. A Low Carbon Fuel. To keep the Pilot Light running all the time.
They explain Lighting an Engine.
Modern cars are INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Modern cars are INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
So we don’t see this now.
But our Car engines are on Fire, Inside.
THIS EXPLAINS HOW ENGINES WORK SIMPLY.
This White’s Steam Engine Automobile
This White’s Steam Engine Automobile
has 800 pounds/lbs of Torque, What does that mean?
Do you think driving in traffic in this car is safe?
Why or why not?
Talk about INNOVATION
What is Torque?
torque | tĂ´rk
THE GREATEST STEAM CAR, Howard Hughs’s car, Who was he?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes
https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-howard-hughes
https://www.history.com/news/7-things-you-may-not-know-about-howard-hughes
Round-the-world flight. On July 14, 1938, Hughes set another record by completing a flight around the world in just 91 hours (three days, 19 hours, 17 minutes), beating the previous record set in 1933 by Wiley Post in a single engine Lockheed Vega by almost four days. Wikipedia.
"STEAM, referred to as, "the Hand of God." QUIET
1925 Doble E-20 Steam Car - Jay Leno's Garage, this car weighs 2.5 tonnes.(5000 pounds/lbs) How much is that in Pounds?
13 steps to starting the car. REALLY EXPLAINS how a steam engine power stroke engine 4 cylinder vs. injection engine
Doble-Detroit. Check out the Plasma paint coating. Space shuttle material that keeps heat from touching outside.
It was expensive for the time. $260.00, $20,000 for this car.
Murphy bodied car. Disappearing topped Car.
1000 foot pounds of Torque. POWER.
AERO Packard/RollsRoyce, Merlin Engine Like a P51 Airplane (sounds the same as an airline). FLY a Merlin Engine
Tom Cruise has a P51 with a Mustang Engine Spitfire Packard Engine
{Of Note. America could Build a P51 Mustang an hour} No one else could do it.
It shows him flying in that plane
Weber. Airplane engine car. Explains car workings and firing and electricity in this segment.
They didn’t have seat belts in cars. No roofs.
How safe was this?
How safe was this?
DO YOU THINK ACCIDENTS/falling out/ejection? WERE COMMON? What do these words mean? Look them up.
Car Videos
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| electric, gas, or steam? |
WORD PROBLEM
100 years ago there 350 car companies in America
Every 7 years 5 or 10 percent would drop off. How long would it take for a $1000.00 investment to grow 7%?
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It usually takes 7-10 years to make a profit for a company just starting out.
Pebble Beach Car show, Steam to brand new Maclaren. Selling for 2 Million (2,000,000) Brittish Pounds
PLACE VALUE
2,000,000
Talk about the Number. How Much is a Million?
1,000,000
Notice the Californian Fire Hydrant
In the Clip
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| see YouTube clip below. It's a good one, this car is very innovative in design. |
French, Citröen, completely different car, fluid pressure for spring. Parental discretion advised. Leno references, the drawings in the ad/commercial, skip over Leno’s words, {at 5.00 in the filming- "being done by someone on acid possibly." in reference to the Advertisements rudimentary and dated appearance. It was created in the 1960’s in France. View before.
Pneumatic suspension
The most comfortable car ever built according to Jay Leno
He shows how to change a tire without a jack in this car.
A lot of innovation
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Thanks for stopping by! I hope this gave you inspiration to find and learn something new.
Eliza
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