WiTHiN ready to go
WITHIN was designed by world record-winning naval architect Stuart Bloomfield and Pedal The Ocean chief engineer Rick Willoughby. She is a fully faired, self-righting pedal-powered boat capable of high speed in good conditions (8 to 9 kph) and maintaining way in adverse weather conditions. The boat is built and optimized with Greg’s continuous power output and weekly provisioning requirements in mind. By knowing how much energy he can output for an extended period of time and how many calories of food that requires, the design team has worked outwards from these key factors, building a machine perfectly matched to the challenge.
WiTHiN features 5 watertight compartments: A bow compartment (small storage), Forward compartment (main storage to hold over a 100 days worth of food and supplies), cockpit (floodable with a bilge pump), Sleeping cabin, stern compartment (small equipment storage). Solar panels and a wind generator will provide electrical energy to power the 2-way radio, satellite phone, computer, GPS, AIS monitor, EPIRB, bilge pump, water desalination equipment, navigation light, iPod, and autopilot.
Cockpit under construction
WiTHiN is powered by a drive leg – custom designed and built by Pedal The Ocean sponsor MitrPak, turning a two-bladed propeller. The drive leg is a single unit, inserted through a well in the forward area of the cockpit. The drive leg can be replaced at sea with a spare unit, or serviced, if repairs are required. The propeller and other aluminum and stainless steel parts are custom CNC milled by PTO team member and sponsor Rohmec Industries. At 80 rpm, generating 150 watts of input power, the drive unit propels WiTHiN to speeds of about 8 to 9 kph.
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First lake trials
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Sponsor a mile for $50 and every mile that Greg pedals WiTHiN across the Pacific ocean, Kimberlee’s Bikes for Kids charity will donate one bicycle to a deserving child who can't afford one.
If Greg makes it to Hawaii he will have travelled 3000 miles and with your help, that will mean 3000 bikes for 3000 kids!
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