Archive for 'Sailboats' Category


MV Beluga SkySails Wind Powered Cargo Ship

25 January 2008

The MV Beluga Skysails began its maiden voyage using the new SkySails kite towing system. The 160 square meter kite helps pull the ship with the wind, decreasing the need for engine power. As further testing continues and the size of the SkySail is increased, savings of as much as 20 to 30 percent are […]

Blue Ocean Wireless Challenges Solo Sailing Record

1 May 2007

It’s time for another challenge to the solo round the world sailing record set in 2005. Tony Bullimore will sail from the Bellerive Yacht Club, Hobart, Tasmania in the 102ft catamaran Doha. The challenge is being sponsored by Blue Ocean Wireless.
Press release follows:
Blue Ocean Wireless, an Irish company focused on expanding communication capability in the […]

Far Harbour 39 by Container Yachts

2 April 2007

Bringing entirely new meaning to the words “container ship,” the Far Harbour 39 is designed, not to carry hundreds of metal boxes across the ocean but to fit neatly inside one standard 40 foot container. This design, by Robert Perry, is the product of Container Yachts, a company formed to build and market the innovative […]