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I've seen vaporware like this since I was a kid in the 90s. Talk is cheap, slick renderings are cheap. Is there _any_ mostly-wind-powered vessel in active, reve
by chrismartin 5y ago
I've seen vaporware like this since I was a kid in the 90s. Talk is cheap, slick renderings are cheap. Is there _any_ mostly-wind-powered vessel in active, revenue-generating, trans-oceanic cargo service? Container or otherwise? Maybe something like the Maltese Falcon / Black Pearl?
Yes, there are also cargo ship kites, but those only work as a small adjunct to a big diesel engine.
- emilecantin 5y agoThere's the French company Grain de Sail: https://graindesail.com/fr/ https://graindesail.com/fr/
- snek_case 5y agoWhoever wants to work on a project like this should build a scale model IMO. Start with a small remote-controlled thing, then build a small ship that carries just one or a handful of containers or trucks to demonstrate the principle.