Ephemerisle 2011

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Photo Credit: Ping Yee

Photo Credit Ratha Grimes

Ephemerisle 2011 took place during Jun 9-12, in the same location as the previous two years - the Mandeville Tip County Park on the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta (map).

After having to rebrand the event "NotEphmerisle" (or "UnEphemerisle") last year due to insurance and legal technicalities, this year The Seasteading Institute did not officially attempt to organize the event and let us use the name "Ephemerisle". We rented out every houseboat in the region, built a 20x24 floating platform, brought around 200 people, and made the event an unequivocal success.

Read Matt Bell's excellent summary of Ephemerisle 2011. Paul Bohm also write his thoughts on what made Ephemerisle a great occasion to connect.

Photos and videos

• 30-second 360-degree video of Ephemerisle City and panoramas
• Matt Bell's Flickr set and video
• Flickr pictures tagged ephemerisle2011
• Darryl Hunt's Picasa album
• Tanya's Picasa album
• Bonnie's Flickr set
• Testing Matt Bell's game platform
• Ping's pictures on Facebook
• Scott's pictures on Shutterfly
• Cj Sewell's pictures on Picasa
• Ratha's pictures
• Tyson's pictures
• Megan Dobro's photos

Strawberry Neptune

The Strawberry_Neptune group documented their plans in detail.

Technical details

• Community Platform (aka "center stage") - a 20x24ft. floating platform assembled on location
• BYOL design (Bring Your Own Land)
• Research on how to float structures

Talks and lectures

• (Most of the) Ephemerisle 2011 microtalks

Fundraising

Giant Floating Tilting Labyrinth Game Board

An 8x8 platform where players try to guide balls into holes.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/265148160/giant-floating-tilting-labyrinth-game-board-not-ep?ref=live

Funded!

Central Community Platform

A approx. 20' x 20' central platform for community use.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/190669728/not-ephemerisle-2011-central-platform

Reached minimum funding, but looking for a bit more to expand to the platfom.

AquaDome Lounge

A 16' floating geodesic dome with bar.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/468426976/aquadome-lounge-at-not-ephemerisle-2011

Not funded yet!

Water Slide

A 20 foot long water slide from a houseboat roof into the delta.

https://www.wepay.com/donate/44589

Debrief discussions

• What worked and did not in 2011.
• Ideas for 2012 (what would you like to try next year?)
• The 2011 Anchoring strategy
• Two months after the event, Adam hosted a raftup at Clipper Cove which was a precursor to the Washed Up Yacht Club.

Lost and found

• Lost and found spreadsheet