King Propulsion launches "The blog"

LEESBURG, Va. - Oct. 24, 2014 - PRLog -- Working tirelessly into the night we have crafted a blog for visitors to the King Propulsion Website (http://www.kingpropulsion.com).  As you know King Propulsion is the US distributor for VArifold Folding Sailboat Propellers but do you know what else they do?  Rod Sampson the Naval Architect at King Propulsion explains…

Here is a sample of the blog.  Come and check it out, we will update it weekly with information on Varifold Propellers, Naval Architecture and other cool stuff related to ship performance!

“ Why are propellers cool?  A question I keep trying to answer but cannot.  Everyday there is some new project, new design or really great photos of these devices that have been around since 1804 (well that will be dealt with later on!) but still look high tech.  They have had as many people claiming their invention as there are designs, well sort of)  but you get the point. This fascination took me to Cruise Ships as a Photographer, University as a sponge for information on anything hydrodynamics related and then out into the world for a second time (you can get second chances) as a Naval Architect.  Oh I should introduce myself, this is Roderick, the owner of the site, co-founder of King Propulsion and a certified Englishman abroad.  My real name is Dr. Roderick Sampson, and yes somewhere in between cruising the world and discovering Naval Architecture I earned a PhD in propeller cavitation at Newcastle University in the UK under the guidance of Prof. Mehmet Atlar, my mentor and great friend.  Now though I decided to venture out of the shadow of the University and get into industry (as academics call it), I'll just go with the real world”

Continue reading at www.kingpropulsion.com/blog