23 January 2008

Ships pulled by kites

Here's a surprising item on the BBC NEWS
A German cargo ship has set sail powered, in part, by a kite in an effort to cut fuel costs and carbon emissions.
and you can see the future on video. It really is happening: a return to maritime wind power, but in a strangely different form. You almost wonder why our ancestors didn't think of doing it this way.

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