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Bring on the big girl

Starting in early 2007, the SkySails team will try out their kite system on cargo tankers and super-yachts.

The first ship to be fitted with the technology will be the 140-metre-long Beluga SkySails. This will be a tough test for the SkySail, but if successful it could herald a new age of the sail for shipping.



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Extensive testing of the kite system will be done aboard this ship, the Beluga SkySails.
Extensive testing of the kite system will be done aboard this ship, the Beluga SkySails.
Image: SkySails
    Image: Christophe Libert
 

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