WISAMO from Michelin is a new automated wing sail design that harnesses the wind for propulsion. Its innovative design, with a goal of lowering carbon emissions by up to 50%, can propel the ...

The latest pleasure boats allow sailors to take to the water with a crew of just one, with sails that can move at the touch of a button. The Morris M-Series, for example, is a line of luxury ...

A maritime company just made history after deploying the first automated, foldable, inflatable wing sail technology on a merchant ship, as reported first by Interesting Engineering. According to ...

The automated sail collapses like an accordion over top of the deck when not in use. At the push of a button, the sail inflates into full, puffy airplane wing-like glory with help from an air ...

Automated tape layup enables creation of a one-piece structure that forms a true monocoque. As long ago as 3500 B.C., the first boat sails were made by cutting and joining multiple pieces of woven ...

When the system isn't in use, the automated sails collapse like an accordion ... Michelin says the dual-sided surface of the inflated sail improves performance over traditional flat sails ...

Mixing sail and power isn't a new thing. In fact, it goes back to the very first steamships when shipmasters weren't particularly keen to rely on a cranky, half-experimental portable steam engine ...

The validation offers shipowners a tool to assess bound4blue's eSAIL suction sail technology’s performance without the ...