rew632
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Wind power = Win
Hey I just wanted to show you guys something I find rather cool
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how powerful the wind can be. :tumble:
VIDEO
cheezycheese
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that's pretty amazing, cut the ships power consumption by 30%. i think that is an 80m foil, bring it to WildWood...:wee:
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VIDEO
here's another...:bouncy:
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Sure would make a long trip across the pond more interesting.
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rew632
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Thats awesome. :tumble: I wonder how fast that thing can go. hm....
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Both of those vids are great. I'm really impressed with the fact that the large vessel is using the kite to reduce its fuel use. I wonder who did the
piloting of their kite, and how big that kite was?
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rando
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I just went to Sky Sails website. Some of those kites are 300 m2!! Auto-pilot technology too, amazing!
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Quote: Originally posted by rando
Rip: you like hooj kites right?
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what a great job.... do kite loops all day to power a ship! Sign me up
...no need for autopilot... i have lots of experience
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