This skysail should be a backup propulsion to motor yachts. It does not need any mast at all so almost no modification is needed to their structure, just some extra spaces for storage and operating mechanism. Brilliant idea!
@@frankhoward7645 Do you seriously believe the sailing properties of your 11m sofa have anything to do with this? Anything at all? You may as well have asked; "then how is it my boogers taste like the red gummy bears?"
@@phillycheesetake You said, "Motor yachts don't have the ballast required to go in any direction except downwind." Your implication is that one needs ballast to go upwind. Quit eating your boogers and take a sailing class.
@@frankhoward7645 A monohull needs ballast to go upwind, your floating couch relies on form stability. I'm not interested in discussing the physics of sailing with someone who's clearly not an engineer. You're beneath my station, now act like it.
Any video about this on how to install this on a small skiff? I don't know anything about sailing but this might be what I need coz I can't afford the gas
Just like 'WaterSeer' and 'solar frickin' roadways.' I'm an engineer and when I heard "Fuel consumption can, at times, even be reduced up to 50%" I knew it was bullshit.
@@dieselscience as an engineer, you should know to look at the actual test conditions, for said claims... ROFL. but yeah i'm assuming they are talking about when the vessel is only moving along at like 2 knts, or some stupid impractical speed, or an smaller ship then you might be thinking of.... and for your comment to cargo ships en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Beluga_Skysails, it's only 433 ft. and looks to be more of regional/smaller port ship, with it's built in cranes.....
That equipment on board and its installation must be hellishly expensive. Plus downtime for installation, training and sea trials. I would also think a system like that should turn a profit within a year.
i am a fitter since 1994. i have an idea that can save fuel by modifieng the flywheel of the main engine. it can be used anywhere the ship sails. i am interested to work with you to make this happen
I wonder could this kite sail be combinated with rotor sail, in order to save more fuel? ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-EZoE_BKizxI.html
Those sails cost upwards of $100,000 - 250.000 including mast and rigging and need to be replaced every 5 - 10 years. They work only in the wind and you get NOWHERE FAST! My HATTERAS diesels will last for 25 YEARS, I can go STRAIGHT TO A DESTINATION and I have a STATEROOM instead of a CARBOARD TUBE to live in . Sailors are LOUSY TIPPERS because they are cheapskates with no brains. By the way - ALL SAILBOATS HAVE DIESELS.
@@dieselscience it can be upscaled and have multiple sails on one line, f- off with your pessimistic caveman grunts, people like you are why we are stuck.
@@solstar4778 With a Skysails system aboard I take it? Pray tell. Your experience as a sailor may be a handicap here, as kites work differently. Don't equate kite area to sail area - the kite moves at about 5x vessel speed here, hence generates 5x as much pull per square foot. Add to that the higher winds aloft and you can mentally multiply that kite area by a factor of about 10. That's a 150m² kite - so imagine a 1500m² Bermuda rig. They saved 15-20% fuel over the entire journey, crossing the Atlantic in both directions at their normal travel speed. Averaged only over the times the system was in use, fuel savings were 20-30%. Peak savings under optimal conditions were 50%. Again, this is field recorded data , not an estimate.
