Fall/Winter 2005 Press Release

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Beneath The Surface, Flies The Future

REDDING, CA – Summer, 2005 (NoLand Corporation) - A revolution is building outside of a small northern California town that promises to change the world, or at least the way we move about on it. The roots of this revolution have been growing slowly but steadily for over 30 years, some say the seed may have been around since the dawn of man. Over 90% of life on this planet and 72% of the surface is aquatic, yet it remains a dangerous, forbidding wilderness challenged by only a small percentage of terrestrial creatures.

This simmering revolution has a name; VASH, or Variable Attitude Submersible Hydrofoil. It's firstborn are known as Bionic Dolphins and are now rapidly gaining a worldwide following. Although only two have been built to date and two more pre-production prototypes are currently under construction, the demand for MORE is reaching into the thousands in a steady flow of requests from nearly every continent and inhabited island on the planet.

“It was designed, based on technologies that pre-date man, nature itself. I spent hours studying dolphins and seals from my surfboard and an assortment of penguins and diving birds on film. I combined that with my experience in aerospace design and a driving desire to do what they do to finally come up with a combination that worked" says Thomas "Doc" Rowe the inventor of this amazing freedom machine and chief designer for the NoLand Corporation.

Dennis "Dusty" Kaiser, Doc's long time friend and partner in the adventure stated that "Our goal is to craft a ride, in a safety capsule, that allows you to push the envelope to the extreme then safely return you to shore. Building a machine that can fly underwater that, has positive buoyancy even when flooded removes the focal danger inherent in submersibles or even boats for that matter.”

Duane Pate the newly appointed CEO of NoLand Corporation says “The fusion of mechanical and organic technologies as envisioned by Doc, has created the most thrilling water vehicle ever developed. It provides an adrenaline rush to the thrill seeker as well as the more sedate marine life enthusiast”

One of the prominent questions has been why is it taking so long to bring them to market if there is such a huge demand for them? Primarily the reason is because of the huge demand. “We want people to be able to enjoy the thrill these craft provide for a long time to come, and the way to insure this is to be sure they are safe, not only for the operators and passengers, but for all those around them as well. To that end, NoLand Corp. has been developing an extensive “Pilot Certification” program aimed at creating safe, ecologically and socially responsible “Pilots”. An adverse safety record can destroy an industry or bring down harsh regulations, as is currently happening in the personal watercraft and ATV industries and is what happened to the Ultralight Aircraft industry in the late 80s.

Initially the first Bionic Dolphin two seat “trainers” will be delivered to beach resorts and dealers who can provide "VASH Pilot" training and certification courses and “introductory flights" to the general public. Once a Pilot is certified, their keycard will enable them to solo operate rental Bionic Dolphins at locations around the world or be the first in their neighborhood to own their own Bionic Dolphin possibly as early as 2007.

The first retail production Bionic Dolphins for the public will be based on the 5.5 meter two seat trainers and will come equipped with a state of the art aluminum GM LS2 V-8 engine coupled to a high performance outdrive unit.

Pate confirms that “By early 2007, we will have the Bionic Dolphin in full production with price points that will make it available to a wide range of customers, the average guy to the wealthy toy owner”

More Resources -

18th Anniversary 300 DPI Press Images Here...
See more of this amazing Vehicle and it’s history at www.bionicdolphin.org