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[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 years ago (4 children)

To not take up deck space, it looks like they'll be more like this than sails:

[–] nLuLukna@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So will these "kite boats" have engines as well, with kites being used to reduce the time for it cross the alantic and thus carbon emmissions. Or is the aim that the kite boats won't need engines.

[–] JohnDClay@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago

Right now it's just to decrease fuel consumption

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