| Name: | ACALI |
| Type: | Research Raft |
| Launched: | 1973 |
| Completed: | 1973 |
| Builder: | Ryton Engineering Ltd |
| Yard: | Ryton |
| Yard Number: | |
| Dimensions: | 40.0 x 20.0ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | n/a |
| History: | |
| 1973 | Dr Santiago Genoves, Mexico |
| No later history known | |
| Comments: | The raft platform was supported on 3 x steel hulls |
| Superstructure was made of wood and fibre glass | |
| Financed by the Government of Mexico | |
| The raft was built for a behavioral experiment involving 5 x men and 6 x women | |
| living on the raft for 100 days whilst it floated from the Canary Islands to Mexico. |
Above article is copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above article is copyright of the Wallsend News, courtesy of John Dobson
Above photo is copyright of the film The Acali Experiment