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To: TobagoJack who wrote (192874)	10/24/2022 7:06:33 AM
From: maceng2	1 Recommendation Recommended By marcher Respond to of 217752

Looks as if the proof on concept works, there is plenty of room to add more sails. Ones that can furl or reef maybe down the road. World's Newest Supertanker Uses Sails to Transport Crude Oil (jalopnik.com) World's First Wind Sail Fitted VLCC Launched in China - mfame.guru

To: TobagoJack who wrote (192874)	10/24/2022 11:21:18 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 217752

Yes ... China's Natural size is as yet undecided :)

To: TobagoJack who wrote (192874)	10/25/2022 7:04:27 AM
From: Cogito Ergo Sum	Respond to of 217752

This really appears to be a working model neh ? Lots of room for improvement to come .. for context let us look at history :) We are familiar with the great voyages of discovery of Christopher Columbus, beginning in 1492–93, and Vasco da Gama, who carried out two expeditions from 1497. However Columbus’s flagship La Santa María de la Inmaculada Concepción was a mere 17.7 m long, while Vasco's flagship, the São Gabriel , was only 25.7 m. Compare them to the fleet of somebody we hear much less about, the much earlier Chinese Explorer Zheng He, in the years 1405-1433. According to some accounts, the great treasure ships of Zheng's armada had nine masts on 400 foot (122m) decks. They were candidates for the largest wooden ships ever built. By 1433 they reached Africa's Swahili coast, with a side trip to Mecca.