Lilo lou’s Sailing Yacht, Ankida

Published: October 29th, 2009 by Mike |

It may just be a concept design, but this is truly an avant-garde project that questions the balance of form and function in traditional yacht/sailboat making. Oh yeah, and it looks really cool. Lila-Lou’s Ankida looks like it might be piloted by Lex Luther, but its genius is not evil. Not to get too technical but the genius in this design lies in two basic areas. First is the innovation of mast, sail, and keel integration with the hull. The second is the dynamism of the sail position provided by a unique mast and sail structure. Click HERE for an in depth review or continue on for some more photos.

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After graduating the Catholic University of America in 2005 with a B.S.B.A. in Finance, Mike went on to Tahoe to help with the launch of gCaptain's sister site, UnofficialSquaw.com. In June of 2008 Mike joined gCaptain.com as the first full-time employee in charge of sales and marketing and the day-to-day operations of gCaptain.com and Unofficial Networks, LLC.
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