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 A collection of notes about wind assisted / Fair transport.Some vague possibility of this as a connection between older knowledges and newer ones, that could help us deal with coming changes. A collection of notes about wind assisted / Fair transport.Some vague possibility of this as a connection between older knowledges and newer ones, that could help us deal with coming changes.
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  Existing projects, with some notes.  Existing projects, with some notes.
 ==Avontuur== ==Avontuur==
 +German sail cargo project based in Elsfleth near Bremen. Started and run by Cornelius Boeckerman, Ben Decosse started volunteering and has been involved ever since. Several other long term volunteers.
 +Original plan was to sail to Australia and trade between Indonesia, PNG, Australia, New Zealand and other PAcific islands. This was still planned in Feb 2016, later that year they did their first trip to the Caribbean and back. 2017 Canada. 2018 off to Caribbean again.
 +
  
-Deutsche Unternehmen, geplante Reise route nach Australien, dann in Bereich Indonesien bis Neuzeeland. 
  
 Article from early 2015: http://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/elsfleth-cornelius-bockermann-verschifft-bald-waren-prozent-emissionsfrei-4859197.html Article from early 2015: http://www.kreiszeitung.de/lokales/niedersachsen/elsfleth-cornelius-bockermann-verschifft-bald-waren-prozent-emissionsfrei-4859197.html
  
-Juni 2015: http://www.nwzonline.de/wirtschaft/weser-ems/eine-idee-auf-grosser-fahrt-eine-idee-auf-grosser-fahrt_a_29,0,2981515498.html 
  
-2016 first voyage across and around the Atlantic, returning to Germany May 2017.+
  
 http://timbercoast.com/ http://timbercoast.com/
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 ==Kwai== ==Kwai==
  
-Basiert in Hawaii, sudpazifik. Ist noch nicht ganz Windbetrieben.+Basiert in Hawaii, sudpazifik. Ist noch nicht ganz Windbetrieben. Maybe now. 
 +http://svkwai.com/
  
 ==Tres Hombres== ==Tres Hombres==
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 UK basiert, organische Getraenke zwischen Normandie / Bretagne und suedliches UK. Beer und Wein, Cider. UK basiert, organische Getraenke zwischen Normandie / Bretagne und suedliches UK. Beer und Wein, Cider.
-Men Who Sail+https://www.grayhoundluggersailing.co.uk/
  
-An Amsterdam based group who seem to charter one of the sailing vessels to do the deliveries ofr a bis music / arts festival in the islands off the Dutch coast.+== De Galant == 
 +Sailed November 2017 over the Atlantic to the Caribbean for TOWT.
  
-==Undine== +https://www.towt.eu/de_gallant/
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-81 year old steel vessel. Sylt nach Hamburg. +
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-https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVfFfjvQadI +
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-Nimmt 3 LKW Ladungen, die per Faehre 500 Euro kostet. Also es lohnt sich.  +
-Since early 2016 in receivership. +
- +
-==Vermon Freight Sail Project== +
-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/ +
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-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.+
  
 ==Gais Dream== ==Gais Dream==
-Saw [[http://iniwijnen.com/|this]] in Sydney. A large [[http://www.pacificproa.nl/dream.htm|transport]] Proa, up to 9 tons. Exists, not sure as to what transport is happening.+Saw [[http://iniwijnen.com/|this]] in Sydney. A large [[http://www.pacificproa.nl/dream.htm|transport]] Proa, up to 9 tons. Exists, not sure as to what transport is happening. Has been on hold since 2013, gender reassignment.
  
  
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 ==Brigantes== ==Brigantes==
-Based in Sicily, 1911 built rivetted steel hull. Started 2016. In Trapani, Sicily.+Based in Sicily, 1911 built rivetted steel hull. Started 2016. In Trapani, Sicily. Building spars in the Italian alps. Sister ship is Eye of the Wind and they are aiming at a very similar ship.
 http://www.brigantes.eu/ http://www.brigantes.eu/
 https://www.facebook.com/sail.powered.shipping https://www.facebook.com/sail.powered.shipping
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 ===Discontinued Projects=== ===Discontinued Projects===
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 +==Men Who Sail==
 +
 +An Amsterdam based group who seem to charter one of the sailing vessels to do the deliveries ofr a bis music / arts festival in the islands off the Dutch coast.
 +http://www.menwhosail.nl/ seems defunct (2018)
 +
 +==Undine==
 +
 +81 year old steel vessel. Sylt nach Hamburg.
 +
 +https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVfFfjvQadI
 +
 +Nimmt 3 LKW Ladungen, die per Faehre 500 Euro kostet. Also es lohnt sich. 
 +Since early 2016 in receivership.
 +No longer operating
 +
 +==Vermon Freight Sail Project==
 +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/
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 +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.
 +
  
 ==John Leavitt== ==John Leavitt==
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 ==== Research Projects ==== ==== Research Projects ====
 There are a number of ongoing and completed research projects looking at clean transport and especially sail. There are a number of ongoing and completed research projects looking at clean transport and especially sail.
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 +== Wallenius Marine +2 in Sweden ==
 +Wind assisted car carrier, three year development project starting in 2019.
 +
 +https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/wallenius-marine-develops-wind-powered-vessels/
 +
 +== SGSA Drax Ultrabulk ===
 +Drax are using biomass for power generation, replacing coal. Ultrabulk ships the biomass. Shipping is the highest emissions part of the production chain. Smart Green Shipping Alliance are researching a hard sail retrofit to Ultrabulk carriers to reduce costs and emissions. (Nov 2018)
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 +https://www.drax.com/press_release/smart-green-shipping-alliance-partners-drax-ultrabulk-cut-shipping-supply-chain-emissions/
  
 === Low Carbon Shipping === === Low Carbon Shipping ===
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 ==== Press ==== ==== Press ====
 +A collection of articles.
 +
 +===2020===
 +June: BBC Series "People fixing the world" https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3cszv13
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 +The Maritime Executive "Back to the Future"   https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/back-to-the-future-wind-power-could-cut-shipping-s-co2-emissions
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 +April: Fresh Cup magazine. Coffee, transport. https://www.freshcup.com/trade-winds/
 +
 +Feb: The Engineer. Overview of existing techniques, Flettner rotors getting more solis evidence. https://www.theengineer.co.uk/wind-ships-marine-propulsion/
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 +March: Brand Eins Zurück in die Zukunft https://www.brandeins.de/magazine/brand-eins-wirtschaftsmagazin/2020/arbeiten/ecoclipper-zurueck-in-die-zukunft 
 +
 +===2019===
 +October: French sail assisted project tod eliver the Ariane rockets to South America. https://shipinsight.com/articles/french-yacht-designer-moves-into-commercial-wind-powered-shipping
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 +July: Lush importing cork products from Portugal with sail cargo. https://theecologist.org/2019/jul/09/lush-sails-lower-carbon-footprint
 +
 +===2018===
 +November, Shipping Journal http://www.themeditelegraph.com/en/shipping/2018/11/13/new-impetus-boosts-global-trade-8CSxMYNll5RjHwRVNgZoBO/index.html
 +
 +August, German TV https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/die_nordstory/die-nordstory-Neue-Abenteuer-vom-Frachtsegler,sendung809082.html
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 +June, German newspaper http://www.faz.net/aktuell/gesellschaft/menschen/warum-der-daenische-importeur-sune-rosforth-waren-per-segelboot-transportiert-15643817.html
 +
 +January German TV (5 min) https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/hallo_niedersachsen/Nachgefragt-3-Der-Frachtsegler-Avontuur,hallonds42238.html
 +
 +===2017===
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 +October Avontuur in Canada https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/avontuur-sustainable-cargo-shipping-1.4355715
  
 ===2016=== ===2016===
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 Feb https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sailing-ships-back-in-vogue-as-a-green-alternative-to-conventional-shipping-a6858411.html Feb https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sailing-ships-back-in-vogue-as-a-green-alternative-to-conventional-shipping-a6858411.html
  
 +Date unsure: German TV  (1 hour) https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/die_nordstory/Abenteuer-Frachtsegler,sendung490330.html
 +
 +
 +
 +===2015===
 +
 +October https://www.kleinezeitung.at/steiermark/suedostsued/4846212/Rum-aus-der-Karibik_Trotz-Schiffbruchs-voll-in-Fahrt
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 +Juni 2015: http://www.nwzonline.de/wirtschaft/weser-ems/eine-idee-auf-grosser-fahrt-eine-idee-auf-grosser-fahrt_a_29,0,2981515498.html
  
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