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The wind is generated by the sun. It's abundant and it is efficient. And you can sail at night since the ocean is one giant solar powered battery bank. We live
by yardie 7y ago
The wind is generated by the sun. It's abundant and it is efficient. And you can sail at night since the ocean is one giant solar powered battery bank.
We lived aboard a catamaran with 600W of solar and it was enough to charge our banks and make water.
> more resilient to external conditions
The sea is really big and very powerful. If you are on it long enough you'll see some terrifying stuff. The boats being built today aren't really designed for those conditions. They were designed to be sailed smarter by using modern forecasting and satellite weather tracking. Going out blind and hoping you don't run into a tropical storm is rare these days.
- makomk 7y agoFor context, making water is another area where modern materials and methods are often used. The better-equipped yachts have reverse osmosis setups which create fresh water from seawater by forcing it through a membrane at around 800 psi. Needless to say, the materials science and technology involved in doing this efficiently isn't trivial.