Comments on: Kite For Sail

By: buddhawelt

buddhawelt — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:33 +0000

i think a barge is …
i think a barge is going to need a very very big sail ha? i wonder if this would really work on a commercial scale. looks like a lot of fun though…

By: brickwheel

brickwheel — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:33 +0000

The barge uses a …
The barge uses a big sail indeed. A company called skysail has deployed a 150 square meter kite onto a cargo ship. The kite in this video is approx 18 square meters.

By: isaiah30v8

isaiah30v8 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:32 +0000

I am continually …
I am continually amazed at how much power is in the wind. I wonder how many thousands of horepower those tall ships would reap from the wind?

Keep it up.

Your invention looks spectacular!

By: djangobelgo

djangobelgo — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:32 +0000

Yea, SkySails just …
Yea, SkySails just made a trip from Europe to Venezuela, with its computer steered kite attached to a cargo-ship.

By: andrewgrazier

andrewgrazier — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:32 +0000

i doubt it would go …
i doubt it would go thaat great to windward hahahaha
oh wells!
im supprised how well it gets the boat going thoguh, sailed on them a fair bit and sure sits a lot better with the kite.

By: kiteforsail

kiteforsail — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:31 +0000

If you launch a …
If you launch a large kite the hull will easily out perform the conventional setup on all courses off the wind and to windward.

By: goose1077

goose1077 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:31 +0000

It’s kind of an …
It’s kind of an obvious idea. I saw kite boarders on the lake and thought it would be a great way to pull my inflatable kayak. It’s the same kind of kite.

By: lostinseganet

lostinseganet — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:31 +0000

The kites for …
The kites for barges are one football field in length.

By: Xigano1

Xigano1 — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:31 +0000

Pretty cool.

How …
Pretty cool.

How far can you go up to the wind before the kite stalls ?

By: Windpowers

Windpowers — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:23:30 +0000

A kite-sail can …
A kite-sail can pull a vessel through all courses up to 45 degrees into the wind. The boat will stall out and loose speed if the vessel veers above 45 degrees. The kite will only stall if the apparent wind speed drops below the stall speed of the kite.