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Quality Control Center Flying Fish

QCC Flying Fish A 45-foot-long sculpture sits on the seaside corner of the building’s roof. Designed and crafted by Boston-area artist David Tonnesen, it is an abstract rendition of a New England cod.

Our Flying Fish is not only an artistic contribution to the skyline, but also a scientific instrument useful for boaters. The scales are freewheeling rotors that move in response to prevailing currents of wind direction. The eye of the giant fish changes color in response to wind speeds, according to the Marine Beaufort Scale.

Enjoy live views of Boston Harbor below.

Beaufort Scale

Eye Color/Pulse	Beaufort Force	Knots	mph	Sea Conditions
Slow On/Off Pulse	Force 0	0 - 1	Calm 0 - 1.7	Glassy-smooth, mirror-like
Violet with 1 Blue Pulse	Force 1	2 - 3	Light Air 1.8 - 4	Scale-like ripples
Indigo with 2 Blue pulses	Force 2	4 - 6	Light Breeze 4.1 - 7.4	Small, short wavelets with glassy crests
Blue with 3 Green pulses	Force 3	7 - 10	Gentle Breeze 7.5 - 12	Large wavelets, crests begin to break
Green with 4 Yellow pulses	Force 4	11 - 16	Moderate Breeze 12.1 - 18.9	Small waves, some whitecaps
Yellow with 5 Orange pulses	Force 5	17 - 21	Fresh Breeze 19 - 24.7	Moderate longer waves, better formed with many whitecaps, much foam, some spray
Orange with 6 Red pulses	Force 6	22 - 27	Strong Breeze 24.8 - 31.6	Large waves form, many whitecaps, foam everywhere, more spray
Red with 7 White pulses	Force 7	28 - 33	Moderate Gale 31.7 - 38.5	Sea heaps up, streaks of foam, spindrift begins


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