Wind Power, No Gas either.

This was my recreational toy for 24 years.

Thousands of miles sailed without ever burning a drop of fuel!

No engine, only Dacron cloth sails,

(OK, they were made from a petrochemical I suppose)

wonderful, silent, renewable, non polluting powered FUN!

She is made of wood and canvas, still sailing with a new master and will celebrate her 100th birthday in a few years.

I've always enjoyed alternative power sources, it's not entirely necessary to burn oil to get through our daily chores or even to have fun.

Think of it, when my boat was built in 1923, Electric Autos, Trains and Electric powered Public Transportation were in common use, The Red Car Line (Electric) ran from the Balboa Peninsula, to downtown Los Angeles (6th & Wilshire) in 40 minutes, a thermos of coffee and the LA Times and you were downtown.

We've progressed so far!

They have recently rebuilt some of the system that was torn out in my childhood (the 50's) in favor of big oil and rubber, we'll never get it all back, however Public Transportation in LA is moving once again in the right direction.

Thinking has come full circle, vastly improved technology is presenting us New Ways to move into the future on Old Ideas.

I love driving this Electric Car, the MINI E.

Almost daily someone asks .."really...only Electric, no Gas?"

"How fast does it go? 40?"

I give them a ride and they are amazed!

A quick spurt to 80mph (knowing there's more left), all they can say is "WOW, why don't we ALL drive these!"