Chapter 763: Bashi
The sky is clear and the air is fresh, with a gentle breeze.
In front of the white sand beach, a lone boat floats quietly on the blue waves, swaying slightly along the waves, leaving dark water marks on both sides of the hull.
The cheers on the shore were warm and loud, as if a grand festival banquet was being held on the island.
【Awesome! 】
[My brother in society builds a boat in five days]
【Who else! 】
[Yao Jun: Within one day, I want to see the scale model appear on the club's shelf! ]
[Sorry, I bought too much this time! ]
Everyone witnessed with their own eyes how the small boat in front of them was forged by iron and fire, and transformed step by step from a 20-meter-high palm tree into the boat it is today.
This kind of operation has never been seen in daily life. For most tourists on the island, it is an unprecedented novelty.
Not only that, with the arrival of Bifang, there seem to be a few more tourists on the island?
Fils, the manager of the adventure resort, and Horsley, the driver who specializes in taking tourists around Easter Island, are probably the ones who have the most say on this.
It is now mid-April, and more than half a month has passed since the peak tourist season. The number of guests staying in the hotel should be decreasing.
Phils checked the occupancy records in the past two days and found that the resort’s occupancy rate has increased instead of decreased!
The most important thing is that these people have been added in the past two days.
After asking the driver Horsley, I found that it was indeed the case. April should have been a time when the workload decreased, but he did not feel it. Instead, there were still a large number of tourists that he took to travel around the island every day.
Looking at several hotels in the surrounding area, although the increase is not as obvious as that of the adventure resort, it has stopped the downward trend, and there seems to be another wave of anti-youth.
Fields knew exactly the reason behind such abnormal behavior, and he felt that his boss's decision was brilliant.
It cost tens of thousands of dollars to transplant the two trees at the door. They are of no use other than making the facade look better. Now it seems that I was short-sighted.
How does the Chinese say it, Phoenix and Wutong will come by themselves.
Fields, who often deals with tourists from all over the world and has some understanding of the cultures of major countries, thinks his boss is truly wise and capable.
Delicious.
On the beach.
Bifang was barefoot, with his trouser legs rolled up, and pushed the canoe into the sea. The slightly cool sea water submerged him up to his thighs.
The water was a little deeper, but the canoe still floated steadily on the sea, without tilting or leaking, just like a normal boat, except that it was a little black due to the fire and not so beautiful.
After confirming that everything was almost ready, Bifang prepared to board the boat.
Canoes come in many forms, long and slender, wide and wide, narrow and fat, depending entirely on the needs and the tree.
In order to achieve the ultimate speed, some racing boats have their hulls built like long shuttles, which requires extremely high skills to maintain balance and move forward at high speed.
But not all canoes are like this. It is impossible for Bifang to build his own boat like that. That would only make him suffer for the next month of crossing the river.
If a person can maintain a certain waist and abdominal strength for a month and keep the hull balanced, then this person's human attributes may need to be questioned.
What Bifang wants is a normal boat that can move forward quickly and provide a resting place. It can move at high speed during the day and lie down to sleep at night, without worrying about encountering small winds and waves.
That is why Bifang needs to choose a palm tree that is big enough and a hull that is wide enough so that it will not capsize easily and can provide sufficient safety and buoyancy.
Although it hasn't been further polished, it looks no different from a normal boat.
It is nearly four meters long and more than half a meter wide. In order to sail well on the sea and avoid water ingress and capsizing, the two ends of the hull are raised high. In order to prevent cracking, the two bows are made of solid wood and are not hollowed out. This can effectively prevent the bow from being too thin and causing cracking.
Judging from the shape alone, it even looks a bit like a scaled-down Viking ship, which is both beautiful and practical.
If it is made normally, a palm tree can be split in half to make two canoes, but the resulting boats will be relatively flat and cannot cope well with wind and waves.
In order to achieve its current shape, Bifang can only be produced one by one at a high cost. Fortunately, the result is gratifying.
The advantage of a canoe is that it is a one-piece boat and has an extremely strong structure.
"The most convenient place to launch an ocean boat is at the waterfront pier. Before boarding the boat, be sure to check all your equipment."
"First check that the life jacket is worn properly. If you are using a waterproof skirt, roll it up first to avoid sitting on it when entering the cabin. Keep the oars within reach."
"Always remember, when you need to add weight to a boat, you must add it on the centerline of the boat, otherwise it is easy to capsize."
"First, hold down the rear extension of the cockpit railing and place your feet near the centerline of the cockpit. Then lift your body up, slowly putting weight on your hands, and lower your body into the cockpit. The order of exiting the cabin is the opposite. If you use a waterproof skirt, it is most convenient to connect it from back to front and do it on both sides at the same time."
"If there is no waterfront pier, you can find other suitable places to enter the water. I chose a smooth beach without big waves. The main purpose is to have a gentle current and a suitable depth. Find an object to lean on, such as a rock on the shore."
With the current quality of the hull, Bifang can completely ignore these skills and it is no problem to get on board directly. The buoyancy of the hull is sufficient to support some irregular operations.
But Bifang did not forget that he was still broadcasting live.
Since the first live broadcast, Bifang has always kept his personality in mind and has never changed.
Bifang stepped on the sea sand with his feet, restrained the boat beside him, then placed the makeshift oar on the edge of the boat and the other end on the stone on the shore. He held the rear extension of the hull with one hand and clasped the oar shaft with his thumb, and held the shore stone with the other hand and clamped the oar end on the stone. In this way, he had a very stable support.
“Be careful not to put too much pressure on the paddle, or it may break.”
Then Bifangxu sat on the edge of the cockpit, with his feet still bearing the main weight.
With Bifang's enhanced sense of balance, it would be no problem for him to maintain this posture for a long time in the fluctuating sea water. It could even be said to be somewhat easy.
Bifang uses one foot and the hand pressing on the rocks on the shore to bear the weight, slowly lifts the other foot, puts it into the hull, and then puts the whole body in. Before sitting completely, he moderately uses the rocks on the shore to maintain balance.
"You may not be able to keep your balance when you first get on the boat. If you have a friend with you, he or she can help stabilize the boat and make it easier to get on board."
After entering, Bifang lay directly in the hull.
The boat's width of 70 centimeters can hold the owner's body well, while leaving some space for turning over, so it is not too narrow and the experience is quite good.
Nice.
