Testing... Testing...
- Kevin Rodgers
- Aug 30
- 2 min read
Volume 1 issue 01
Kevin D. Rodgers
Editor/publisher
Testing... Testing... (clears throat) 1, 2, 3...
Hello there, I’m Kevin. YOU might ask, “Who are you, and what do YOU have to do with ELECTRIC BOATS? You might even say to yourself, "Why is Stone Mountain Lake on the cover of the first issue?" Where are all the electric boats? That's the natural human response. I get it.
Let me try this now that I can tell this "Thing" is on.
Hi, I'm Kev. I'm a 56-year-old college senior ( I got the real grey hair to prove it) majoring in Sustainability. I'm not your typical straight-from-high-school student. I've completed 34 years as a licensed Master Barber. I'm a son caring for my mother full-time as she battles dementia. I'm a husband, a father, and a student testing this publication.
How did I get here, talking to you about electric boats?
Electric Boat News is a test. More specifically, a 15-week test. As I attempt to experience my senior year, I decided to look "UP" from my books and classes. Like a deer blinded by truck headlights, when I looked at the future, the various potential futures mesmerized me. But we aren't in the future. We're right here in the present: 2025.
What this is NOT!
This publication is NOT about getting our "numbers up' or even making a profit. So, the typical framework don't apply here. We will move at a researcher/college student pace. As I learn and feel what I have learned is worthy of your attention, I will share it. I will do that weekly because that sets a good pace for us, but its also the academic schedule I am on. so the content should be potent.
What this is.
The future of electric boats is about the WATERS they navigate and the humans on those shores. I hope the cover image illustrates the awe I feel when I look at Earth's bodies of water from the various shores I've stood on.
This journey begins here, on the shore.
I am a student, not a captain. I'm studying SUSTAINABILITY and Project management is my minor. My interest are nature, boating, boat design and electric propulsion, building remote-controlled prototypes to test hydrodynamics. I'm scanning hundreds of research documents, absorbing knowledge. But absorbing knowledge IS NOT WISDOM.
This 15-week test is about studying and compiling peer-reviewed research on boats, electric boats, and the daily advancement toward a sustainable marine future. Most importantly, it's about our human relationship to the world's waters and the technology that WILL drive it.
I am preparing on this shore. I think we all are, in a way. I hope this publication continues to evolve and bear good fruit – important discoveries that could help achieve better outcomes for both humans and the environment, including the waters where we live, work, and play.
Thank you for reading and welcome to this journey.
Talk to you next week!
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