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 ==Vermon Freight Sail Project== ==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/ 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.
  
  
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 http://www.schoonerruth.com/ 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 She has sailed at least one in February 2015: http://www.topsailrigging.com/blog/mount-ray-regatta-first-sail-on-ruth
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 +==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
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 +===Planned Projects===
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 +==VW sail==
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 +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)
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 +===Discontinued Projects===
  
 ==John Leavitt== ==John Leavitt==
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