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 ==Vermon Freight Sail Project==
-They built a ship in 2012 for the cost of 20,000 USD. This did shipping up and down the Vermont River in 2012-14. It was planning an expansion, but did not find backers. The Vermont project closed in July 2015: https://vermontsailfreightproject.wordpress.com/about/
+They built a ship in 2012 for the materia cost of 20,000 USD, volunteer labour. This did shipping up and down the Vermont River in 2013-14. It was planning an expansion, but did not find backers. The Vermont project closed in July 2015: https://vermontsailfreightproject.wordpress.com/about/
+Some links to articles: http://www.willowell.org/programs/sail/
+Article from Erik Andrus in the building stage of the proiject in April 2013,
+Longer article from end of 2013, after the maiden voyage: http://archive.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20131124/GREEN01/311240006/Vermont-Sail-Freight-Project-highlights-old-shipping-methods-along-Lake-Champlain
+The vessel was based upon the simple Triliboats designs: http://www.triloboats.com/order.html#cargo
+Horribly ugly, but very simple to build. Probably cheap, maybe even possible without resorting to marine ply.
 ==Schooner Ruth==
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 http://www.schoonerruth.com/
 She has sailed at least one in February 2015: http://www.topsailrigging.com/blog/mount-ray-regatta-first-sail-on-ruth
+==Brigantes==
+Based in Sicily, 1911 built rivetted steel hull. Started 2016.
+http://www.brigantes.eu/
+https://www.facebook.com/sail.powered.shipping
+http://www.barchedepocaeclassiche.it/marineria/velieri/434-brigantes,-il-primo-veliero-cargo-ecosostenibile.html
+===Planned Projects===
+==VW sail==
+According to an [[http://www.spiegel.de/auto/aktuell/volkswagen-will-umweltprobleme-mit-erstem-segelfrachter-der-welt-umschiffen-a-1088281.html|article]] in the Spiegel, VW are trying to lower pollution loads on car deliveries. Run by the [[http://www.sailing-cargo.de/|Sailing Cargo]] group (yet another name)
+===Discontinued Projects===
+==John Leavitt==
+tonne sailing cargo vessel built by Ned Ackermann and a group in Maine in 1979 in response to oil embargo and massive increases in oil prices. Self overesimation, they left into a strom, fully laden and foundered. The crew was rescued, the vessel a write off, and the pall still hangs over the whole sail cargo scene.
+http://www.nytimes.com/1982/07/18/nyregion/a-dream-that-foundered.html
+The film is called Coaster, but does not seem to be available online.