Has Anyone Thought of Creating a Protected Marina in the Ocean?

[sailingfarmer]

Lots of what if's.... that's how things get started... Jules Verne imagined a submarine long before it was deemed possible....

There are shallow shoals 3 miles off the coast of the Florida Keys.........

[Dockhead]

Originally Posted by sailingfarmer

Lots of what if's.... that's how things get started... Jules Verne imagined a submarine long before it was deemed possible.......

For the record, when Jules Verne wrote 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1870, submarines had been in use for almost 100 years, and one (the "Sub Marine Explorer" ) was being used commercially, for pearl fishing in Panama. Jules Verne did not just dream up the submarine.

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[sailingfarmer]

The ancient Athenians said that no idea, story plot or melody would ever be unique....it was already done by a Greek.

[tinkrman69]

Originally Posted by Dockhead

For the record, when Jules Verne wrote 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea in 1870, submarines had been in use for almost 100 years, and one (the "Sub Marine Explorer" ) was being used commercially, for pearl fishing in Panama. Jules Verne did not just dream up the submarine.

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Leonardo D'Venci already had the diving bell, long before that. of course he had designed the helicopter too, just didn't live long enough to figure out all the peripheral technology, to make it work.

[s/v Jedi]

The navigable submarine was a Dutch invention from 1620:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ine_.281620.29

disclaimer: I am Dutch and created most of that Wikipedia page

[boatman61]

Originally Posted by ryon

You could have visited the link and seen an actual floating island built from recycled plastic. But hey! Why waste a cheap shot?

Oh so touchy.. guess humour is wasted on some folks.. and your link did not work.. just got a blank screen.
Might also explain why I seen no comments on it yet..

[s/v Jedi]

I followed his link but all I got was garbage

[hpeer]

I STILL think the answer is to reduce population on land. 1 billion is plenty. Georgia Guidestones say 500 million.

[ryon]

Originally Posted by boatman61

Oh so touchy.. guess humour is wasted on some folks.. and your link did not work.. just got a blank screen.
Might also explain why I seen no comments on it yet..

Richie Sowa's floating island, made from recycled plastic: Richard Sowa (Spiral Island) - en.PermaCultureScience.org

[Kenomac]

Originally Posted by hpeer

I STILL think the answer is to reduce population on land. 1 billion is plenty. Georgia Guidestones say 500 million.

Interesting.... The Georgia Guidestone declare the way to peace and harmony with nature is first to do away with around 7 billion people.

So... who wants to be first to enter the Soyent Green factory?

Hpeer.... You wanna go first?

[StuM]

Originally Posted by hpeer

I STILL think the answer is to reduce population on land. 1 billion is plenty. Georgia Guidestones say 500 million.

OK - you go first.

[ryon]

After all is said and done, a hell of a lot more is said than done.

[sailingfarmer]

Originally Posted by s/v Jedi

The navigable submarine was a Dutch invention from 1620:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List...ine_.281620.29

disclaimer: I am Dutch and created most of that Wikipedia page

The Dutch don't get enough credit.... although weren't the Flemish originally English?

If anyone knows about battle-ing the seas it's the Dutch. How many man- hours were put to work building dykes to keep the sea at bay? The Dutch could have problems with over-population...Have you ever seen the beauty of a Dutch girl? They are gorgeous. May need some offshore Dutch marinas/abodes to keep the sea battle-ing tradition alive (but hopefully at lower latitudes)

[sda1950]

There is a group that is trying to do just that, see seasteading.org. The discussion for breakwaters is : Breakwater Design - Engineering - The Seasteading Institute Discussion Forum. Are you interested in doing this near Biloxi, MS?

[Lizzy Belle]

Originally Posted by sailingfarmer

If anyone knows about battle-ing the seas it's the Dutch.

The sea is trying to drown us all -- we're motivated