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Sail-powered cargo ship will also carry passengers

Alastair — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 18:23:23 +0000

Yesterday, the French shipping company Neoline held a naming ceremony in its registration port of Nantes for its first sail-powered Roll-on Roll-off (RoRo) cargo ship. As I write, Neoliner Origin, is heading down the Loire estuary* passing the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard at St. Nazaire where she got her two giant, self-furling, self-adjusting SolidSails that […]

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Vendée Globe Sailors to distribute Science Buoys in the Oceans

Alastair — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 12:14:23 +0000

Twenty five sailors, out of the forty who are setting off in the Vendée Globe 2024 solo round-the-world non-stop yacht race on 10th November, will take scientific equipment provided by UNESCO and its scientific partners on board their IMOCA yachts to deploy during the race. This innovative project – the result of a partnership between […]

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Golden Globe Race Nearing a Dramatic Finish

Alastair — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 09:49:18 +0000

Wow! The Golden Globe Race 2022 #GGR2022 is turning into a real nail-biter! It’s been 225 days and 16 hours since 16 solo sailors set off from Les Sables d’Olonne on 4th Sep last year, in their tiny 30+ foot yachts to race non-stop around the world with no modern navigation aids. On the way, […]

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A home found for the Ocean Globe Race 2023

Alastair — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:45:12 +0000

It’s been confirmed that the start and finish of the Ocean Globe Race 2023 will be in Southampton, UK. The Ocean Globe Race (OGR) is organised by the highly experienced ocean race organiser, Don McIntyre, who is also responsible for the Golden Globe Race (GGR). Both races have the same ethos – they are Round-the-World […]

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The sailing schedule for EcoClipper’s first cargo sailing vessel, De Tukker, is published

Alastair — Mon, 16 May 2022 17:15:24 +0000

EcoClipper have published the 2022 sailing schedule for their first cargo & passenger sailing clipper, De Tukker. EcoClipper is a Dutch startup who believe that climate change has created a demand for emission-free shipping using traditional sail ships on regional and global routes. They plan to create a modern fleet of purpose-built large square-riggers for […]

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Tall Ship ‘Peking’ returns to Hamburg

Alastair — Wed, 09 Sep 2020 16:41:21 +0000

Yesterday, the historic ‘tall ship’ Peking was welcomed back to her home port of Hamburg, where she is due to become a permanent highlight on the waterfront, and the primary exhibit of the new German Port Museum. “With the Peking, Hamburg is gaining a new landmark,” Hamburg Mayor Peter Tschenscher said. “During a history of […]

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World’s Largest Sailing Ship to Launch in 2017

Alastair — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 17:11:45 +0000

The classic sail ship cruise line, Star Clippers, has a new square-rigger currently under construction at Brodosplit shipyard in Split, Croatia. Steel cutting for ‘Hull 483’ – whose name, announced this week, is to be: Flying Clipper – commenced in last September. When she is completed in late 2017 she will be a 162m long/18.5m […]

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