> ... you may have the wing on the wrong end =A0:)

> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20527533.200-oceanology-robot-glide=
rs-swim-the-undersea-world.html

A very cute idea.
I think a wing sail MAY be easier to do, and average velocity should
be MUCH higher.
Their machine would do circumnavigation at  equator distance in 7
months at full speed.
Land crossing smay pose a challenge :-).

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