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Oh, this is amazing! I don't think I've seen solid sails before, although now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense. Hopefully this kind of design can
by bserge 6y ago
Oh, this is amazing! I don't think I've seen solid sails before, although now that I think about it, it makes perfect sense.
Hopefully this kind of design can be adapted to more ships and maybe even retrofitted to existing vessels.
- VoxPelli 6y agoClosest I can come to think of is the Maltese Falcon, but it doesn’t have solid wings, but still pretty unconventional in similar ways: https://www.marineinsight.com/boating-yachting/maltese-falcon-a-fastest-super-yacht-with-sails/ https://www.marineinsight.com/boating-yachting/maltese-falco...
- gomox 6y agoThey are way more efficient than conventional sails, although a lot less practical. The F1 of sailing uses wing sails. https://youtu.be/926yzLioIxQ https://youtu.be/926yzLioIxQ
- darksaints 6y agoThey can be less practical but they can also be more practical. The only autonomous sailboats in the world use solid wingsails, but with a different control scheme than traditional sailors are accustomed to. This allows them to be operated without any of the complexity or danger that you'll see in an AC50.