He gets back on the scooter what threw him

By adamg - 3/19/09 - 9:07 am

Scooterdude (the guy you see sailing around Copley Square on the wind-powered scooter) reports yesterday was a great day for sailing - aside from the two spills caused by a collapsing sail:

... The gusts were sustained but also in the correct direction. For long rides and skillful maneuvers there’s nothing that can beat a strong westerly flow from the Tower, across the front of the church and then down Boylston St. ...

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wind man

By EM Painter - 3/19/09 - 9:21 am

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It's nice to know that when everything falls apart, we will be able to get downwind with a garbage bag and some wheels. I saw this guy at Copley while I was painting there, he is certainly a great ambassador from the land of the quizzical. I wanted to put him in the picture but everything was all wiggly already because the canvas was blowing around.

I couldn't figure out how he could tack into the wind with his rig though.