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Well it does use oil. > The 136-metre-long vessel had to rely partly on its auxiliary motor and its remaining sail after the aft sail was damaged in a storm sh
by theultdev 11mo ago
Well it does use oil.
> The 136-metre-long vessel had to rely partly on its auxiliary motor and its remaining sail after the aft sail was damaged in a storm shortly after departure.
Used the motor "shortly after departure".
- lukan 11mo agoYes. Experiments have a tendency to show where problems are.
- theultdev 11mo agoSails are not a new experiment. Hundreds of years of progress and known limitations. They failed immediately because of a storm.
- snowstorm82 11mo agoLast summer we motored ~10% of the miles.That includes full day leg when there was practically no wind and few hours occasionally with combined powering. Working towards less or fractional oil based power can have significant benefits.