The Trybrid is to be built as a composite of light timber cores and epoxy glass sheathing, which fits within 2 ethical levels of the Trybrid project’s plan. 
One is to build a boat with low embodied energy, hence timber. The second is to have the vessel eventually deployed in and around the Western Pacific and Asia, providing part time emergency aid assistance, so its seems logical that the boat be built by those to whom it is meant to serve.
Building in Asia brings with it a range of advantages, problems and local nuances. There are for example, construction methods, timber selections and detail design abilities out of Asia that are either unaffordable, or unfamiliar to western design offices, so the project is taking advise from the delightful English expatriate Moore family of Nusa Dua Marine in Bali, who have been designing and building a range of boats for some 20 years, out of Indonesia, and before that with the construction of the 70’s Whitbread winning classic, “Condor”.
The Moore family also bring another level ethical and conceptual expertise to the project, with their understanding of fair trade and employment issues within Asia, but also, with insights into the traditional ‘golden mean’, understanding of natural proportions, that is seeing revived interest as the latest ideas in ‘green technology’ look to mimicking nature where ever possible, to optimize design outcomes.
Whilst some may dismiss ‘sacred geometry’ as the fringe of design, anyone versed in the history of design and architecture, would know, for example, that Da Vinci’s understanding of shape and proportion goes well beyond just luck. And from the design outset, the Trybrid has been trimmed and tweaked to the exact proportions of the golden mean.
