Hi, Saw this on the BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14530273 Was also able to get these when going to a meeting earlier today when I saw her laying against the bulkhead at the builders yard.
"Heat from engines makes hot water" wow, almost as impressive invention as putting sails on the ship...
The A-Frame schooner rig by Rondal is a very neat setup - can't wait to learn how it will actually perform on the water.
Wanna bet every time they leave the dock it's under power? With the sails up too to show how "green" they are?
Its nice to see greenpeace building such a nice yacht. I hope they enjoy it and have some great dinner cruises. oceaneer
Isn't that the way most sailboats are run? It'll conserve fuel getting to where they're going though. Like Robo, I think the setup is pretty cool and also look forward to seeing how it performs.
Well, yeah, could have worded that better. What I should have said is, "Anytime it's away from the dock it will be under power". I suppose there will be times and courses where the sails will help. It just doesn't look like enough sail to do much towards moving the boat.
With her pretty modern hull shape, and 1350 sqm working sails @ 700t displ, she will not win races, but should provide quite reasonable motorsailor performance. And with the A-frame / all rollerfurling setup, handling should be simple = lots of actual use of sails
High Tacker There are some scenes of Rainbow Warrior III sailing during her first round of sea trials, about 1 min. into this video: Rainbow Warrior III - YouTube And some photos below.
High Tacker There are some examples and photos of other boats with A-frames and furling sails over here: http://www.yachtforums.com/forums/g...e-motorsailer-rainbow-warrior.html#post138330 Rainbow Warrior III is supposed to be going out for second round of sea trials right about now, so there should be more news soon.
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