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TRY · 01-04-2005, 06:40 AM

Hi Carl,
Hi Lars,

Correct Lars, I'm back from the slopes, enthusiasm shattered by the images that were repeated 24H/24.

I have visited India many times, including the Tsunami-areas of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, etc.
Quite honestly, these people are used to live in very, very low-grade "housing". Most of the time the fishermen-communities, those who live on or next to the beaches, live in branch-chassis huts covered mostly with blue tarpaulin.
The container-house as designed by Lars is great, don't mistake me, and would be "temporary acceptable" in places like Florida; it would be utmost luxury in the areas I know and visited.
So, even tents or a massive donation of tarpaulin would make these guys quite happy.
What is needed most, I think, is to get them back to work, since almost all their "boats" are wrecked.
A fishing trawler over there (always talking about South India) is about 10-12 meter long, built of wood, a shabby diesel, 6-7 people onboard and a net for the catch.

I have a friend boatbuilder over there and I already enquired for his opinion and assistance to get a few "trawlers" back to work.

It may be a nice idea, as a yachting-minded e-community, to think along this line.

01-04-2005, 06:40 AM	#4
TRY Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: cannes Posts: 295	Housing Hi Carl, Hi Lars, Correct Lars, I'm back from the slopes, enthusiasm shattered by the images that were repeated 24H/24. I have visited India many times, including the Tsunami-areas of Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry, etc. Quite honestly, these people are used to live in very, very low-grade "housing". Most of the time the fishermen-communities, those who live on or next to the beaches, live in branch-chassis huts covered mostly with blue tarpaulin. The container-house as designed by Lars is great, don't mistake me, and would be "temporary acceptable" in places like Florida; it would be utmost luxury in the areas I know and visited. So, even tents or a massive donation of tarpaulin would make these guys quite happy. What is needed most, I think, is to get them back to work, since almost all their "boats" are wrecked. A fishing trawler over there (always talking about South India) is about 10-12 meter long, built of wood, a shabby diesel, 6-7 people onboard and a net for the catch. I have a friend boatbuilder over there and I already enquired for his opinion and assistance to get a few "trawlers" back to work. It may be a nice idea, as a yachting-minded e-community, to think along this line.