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Pretty cool huh
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Vid of these bad boys in action.

YouTube - SkySails bring windpower to container ships!!
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Cool vid
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Yea interesting and novel, but they would surely require a constant supply of wind and instantaneous wind gusts could be a problem for power stability. Still an interesting idea.
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Ships always used to sail by wind so it must be possible. Dare say it'd be a bit slower than usual though.
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Ships always used to sail by wind so it must be possible. Dare say it'd be a bit slower than usual though.
Some of the clipper ships were actually faster than some of todays tankers and cargo ships.Most of the my ships could barely do 13-14 knots whereas most clippers could hit 18 -20 knots
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There are a few videos on youtube showing the actual ship operating the sail:


Some time ago I also saw a video from the company that designs the system (similar to the one posted by karmakop, but with a little bit more technical details). in that video they were using a four rope system with an integrated control to properly steer the sail in presence of unsteady wind. The system tried to mimic what a kyte surfer does with his own kite.
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90% of the world’s traded goods are transported by boat. As oil prices soar, tall wind-powered ships are looking like an increasingly viable alternative. Though this tall ship travels at a top speed of eight knots--half the speed of a modern cargo vessel--it is pollution-free. The 50,000 other merchant ships emit 800 million tons of CO2 each year.

Wind-Powered Tall Ships Are Once Again Important As Oil Prices Hurt Trade : CleanTechnica
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Navy charters kite-powered cargo ship to deliver equipment | Military Tech - Mark Rutherford looks at how the military merges with the digital age - CNET News

For the first time, the US Navy is using a new breed of sailing ship to deliver military equipment, a move that can potentially reduce fuel costs by 20 to 30 percent, or roughly $1,600 a day per ship, according to the ship's owners.
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Check out the website of the inventor with videos of this thing in action:

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