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| Producer: | Seakeeper (USA) |
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| Producer: | Seakeeper (USA) |
“Rocking the boat” is an expression for upsetting things, for a good reason. Boat roll is the most disorienting contrast with dry land experience, and the least desirable motion on a boat, leaving aside sinking. Uncomfortable, tiring and probably the greatest cause of seasickness, it has, until now, been an unavoidable price to pay for the pleasure of being on the water.
With the advent of the Seakeeper GYRO that is changed forever. Using a device known as a “Control Moment Gyro” and employing the magical principles of gyrodynamics, it exerts a powerful righting force that virtually eliminates boat roll, without any need for drag producing protrusions from the boat hull. Like the control moment gyros used to position spacecraft, it has a flywheel which spins in a vacuum, thus eliminating air friction, making for low power consumption and weight. Controlled by state of the art solid state motion sensors and computer processors, it is one of the more astonishing uses of technology to improve human comfort.
The initial product, SEAKEEPER 7000 GYRO, is designed to work on both power and sailboats 35’ and up. On larger boats (generally 55’ and up) multiple units can be fitted to achieve desired performance.The SEAKEEPER 7000 GYRO costs $55,000, plus installation. www.seakeeper.com
