New foundings

Hi
I found a picture of the interior of the Volvo yacht.....
It feels cosy in there LOL

SEE the lamp on the left hand side ceiling....

Lightings exist in the yacht ,they don't have to survive in the dark bumping into one another.

http://www.volvooceanrace.org /multimedia/image-gallery/Index.aspx?pg=31&tab=

link to the videos on youtube regarding the ocean race: Isaac

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPhBUPAjeR4: volvo ocean race promotion video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8lV9v1qD9k: our adopted team in action!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=260rCJ6QUmw: volvo ocean race promotion video

And hey guys we are concentrating on making something that could be able to light up the cabin or other place in the yacht. And i will be sending an e-mail to the sailors tonight and i will post the reply on the blog itself. So do look out for it guys. And i will also print out the reply.

And this are some pic inside the yacth(all from the offical site of volvo ocean race)

Don't forget me...

hi, I am Chao Qin and I am also one of the teammates in Queenstown's Volvo ocean race project. To me, this project is a little different from the other D&T projects. We get to communicate with the sailors through e-mails and blogs to ask about their opinions,views and even happenings on their yacht, the racing team that we are attached to are called the'Telefonica Black'. leading 4th xD

Around 22nd December we will get to meet the sailors in person to present our inventions when they stopover in Singapore. This project is going be more exciting, realistic and time challenging for us and we sure will do our best. Go Telefonica Black. full speed ahead!... hahas.

(more posts coming soon...)

Hello again

Hello again guys. I think we could jot down your ideas or some research you had done over the week end and mayb we could bring it together and discuss it together:)
Isaac

Kick start of Ideation

Hi I am Norman, I am one of the the team member in the Queenstown team for the Volvo ocean race. I must say this project is definitely one of the important hightlights in my D&T subject! To start the ball rolling, my team and i started to discuss about this project and how D&T can relate to it. First of all WEIGHT is an important factor that we must take note. We wouldn't want something that we make , then in the end "kena" thrown out of the yacht into the ocean because its heavy LOL.....

Another thing is the weather.... I have seen the news , the sailors are expriencing extreme weather conditions outside their cabins.So its unlikely that we can make a product to be use on the deck. Anyway i doubt they have the time to use it as they will be busy pulling their sails.etc.

Erm after idling in the computer lab last tuesday, i thought of something that the sailors may take interest in. Their Toiletries!! yes! something about the toilet. i give you all more detail in the next posting..

Hey what ideas do you guys have?

Hey guys here are some images that could help us a little for our project
Picture from:
http://www.volvooceanrace.org/multimedia/ThickBox.aspx?KeepThis=true&imgid=12e60416-c091-4f74-b364-7466c0594f2d&collection=true&TB_iframe=true&height=550&width=602
Isaac