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[firestar12]

some have sails right now with a normal engine they try to use the sails when there is higher winds and they get up to 25 kts

I was talking about cargo ships. I assume you are too?

[Capt. Le Velle]

yes some cargo ships have sails heres some links

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/graphics/2008/01/20/eakite120big.jpg

http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2008/01/24/luftaufnahme_michael_a_02.jpg

[svenuske1]

yes some cargo ships have sails heres some links

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/graphics/2008/01/20/eakite120big.jpg

http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2008/01/24/luftaufnahme_michael_a_02.jpg

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[firestar12]

yes some cargo ships have sails heres some links

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/graphics/2008/01/20/eakite120big.jpg

http://blog.wired.com/cars/images/2008/01/24/luftaufnahme_michael_a_02.jpg

Imagine when the wind stops. Must get caught in the propellor. THat must be hard to get untangled.

[Master Captain]

wind rarely stops in open waters like that 

[firestar12]

wind rarely stops in open waters like that 

Rarely But what about the small chance that it does? lol. ANd i doubt we will be seeing that sail on a ship like Vermaas too soon.

[Master Captain]

if the wind does stop, then they would just pull in the sail and throttle up the engine

[firestar12]

if the wind does stop, then they would just pull in the sail and throttle up the engine

lol. OK, but lets get back on topic chaps...

[Sam]

I am surprised they put the windkite on the bow, and not on the middle of the ship.

Biceaus when the wind comes a little bit from the side, the kite will pull the bow of the ship to another direction. And then, they most use their rudder to correct that, and that costs a lot of speed.

@firestar 12:
I don't think that when the wind drops, the kite will go 3m underwater and to the center of the ship to get caught in the propellor. I never saw a kite like that sink 
And wind on sea can't just drop to nothing when there is enough wind to use the kite.

[captseaton]

This is "MY" dream ship, not rib.

You want the older model 78' Lazzara or a place on Fisher Island (Miami)?