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Ocean Republic

The following is based on the paper that has been published on Vol. 45 of "The Science of Ships" in March, 1992, in Japan. The centerpiece of the idea, Ocean Republic, is rather simple, though might be a bit ambitious. It will consist of many artificial islands, similar to gigantic sailing yachts, floating on oceans. The islands can come in many sizes, ranging from several hundred meters to ten kilometers in diameter (here, I have drawn a picture of a larger island). Each island would be supported by several cylindrical floats, which are made of steel. For the sake of simplicity, I am going to call the islands VLSI (Very Large Sailing Island) from now on.