You should make a race across the ocean against other trimarans to prove. I guess that a computer can control planesails more easily, but how to react with plainsail, when a storm comes? You can't put it down, I guess.
I worked for this company between 1996 & 1997. The wingsails are controlled by a computer. When the winds gets too strong the computer automatically feathers them. The design was good but John Walker (designer) was perpetually designing and never producing. Also he and his wife reputedly lived a jet-set life style and, in the end, only four of the production boats were ever delivered - ofranklin
Good video
minhtranthong 4 months ago
One of these entered Portsmouth Harbour, UK, this evening.
GlobalMongrel 4 months ago
how about some info. der.
kenfo0 6 months ago
You should make a race across the ocean against other trimarans to prove. I guess that a computer can control planesails more easily, but how to react with plainsail, when a storm comes? You can't put it down, I guess.
wwwprofi 7 months ago
the sail has to be a large square in order to 3-4 x the speed.
yammer123 1 year ago
advancement needed defintly the vidio and other
apocalypticftw 1 year ago
ok das boot ist ja nicht
schlecht aber kann man sich nicht dann auch in
ein e-motorboot setzen???
Sailprofi420ger 1 year ago
I think the wingsail didn't work out it the past, but with the rising price of fuel i'm sure you will see them on freight vessels in the future.
dietermarco 1 year ago
@OliverDRF Oliver do you know where any VPP info or performance stats might be seen for this rig or these boats.?
tiopirata2 1 year ago
I worked for this company between 1996 & 1997. The wingsails are controlled by a computer. When the winds gets too strong the computer automatically feathers them. The design was good but John Walker (designer) was perpetually designing and never producing. Also he and his wife reputedly lived a jet-set life style and, in the end, only four of the production boats were ever delivered - ofranklin
OliverDRF 1 year ago
@icantbreath
Sorry to disappoint you. BMW-Oracle won the America's Cup with a winged Tri.
@00MAndingo00
Collapsible telescopic Wings could solve the reefing problem.
nesilarin 1 year ago
so, when there's a storm, how do you reef the "sail"? I guess you just topple over.
00Mandingo00 1 year ago
@00Mandingo00 a wing can surprisingly be depowered very easily much better than a regular cloth sail
mongoll21 1 year ago
how do thay handle the waves, thay must be top hevy
nickolastd21 2 years ago
thats no sailing!
thats crap!
Dragonforce14257 2 years ago
Looks like crap imo.
BoscoWins 2 years ago
They look cool to me , and no more ripped sails !
mikehanoo33 2 years ago
What a beastly thing, thank god that fad didn't last
icantbreathe 2 years ago