[CaptainSilva]

Originally Posted by brian eiland

"At his stall at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, Rob Humphrey presented the plan of a SkySails super yacht. The design has been specially developed with the features of the SkySails-System in mind, to maximise the advantages the system offers. The yacht is a 40 metres long Trimaran which can attain speeds of up to 20 knots using the SkySails propulsion alone - without support from the main engine - provided that suitable winds are present."

http://www.skysails.info/fileadmin/u..._Humphreys.pdf

I think the link is dead...?

[Codger]

Try this:
http://www.skysails.info/fileadmin/u...04-2006_en.pdf

Or just go to
http://www.skysails.info/index.php?L=1

and check the newsletter under"downloads"

[brian eiland]

Better yet have a look at this site reference:
http://www.skysails.info/fileadmin/user_upload/Pressedownload/Dokumente/Brochure_Humphreys.pdf

...sorry about that bad link

[AMG]

A couple of years ago, our friend TRY was posting something similar... (also in his avatar)
http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/te...kite-cat.html?

[Rene GER]

Beluga Shipping from Bremen, Germany has launched a test ship, the MV "Beluga Skysails".

http://www.beluga-group.com/News.72....1;tt_news]=505

http://youtube.com/watch?v=cFB7RJSoQCI

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2umdKznDkfA&feature=related (German)

[Ju52]

last minutes I found this

http://wdw.de.msn.com/article.aspx?c...mentid=7288095

M/S Beluga is sailing to Venezuela !

[K1W1]

Hi,

I am reliably informed it was in the local Bremen paper last weekend