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French Yachtsman is Pioneering Kite Technology for Cargo Ships

By · On December 17, 2015

In 2014 Yves Parlier, accomplished Vendee Globe sailor and engineer, launched Beyond the Sea to develop ways of using very large kites for marine propulsion. The aim, of course, is to save energy. In his workshop, located in the technology park at Teste de Buch, on the coast near Bordeaux, the retired skipper produces a little bag and pulls out a huge light-blue sail. Read More

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