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[-] o_0@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago

you know they used to have these things called sail boats

[-] dillekant@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 year ago

If you look at the list of large sail boats, you'll notice they are smaller than the Pyxis Ocean, and even most of those are "sail assist". ie: They're steam or motor boats with sails as an extra thing. The aim of modern "sail" and "wind powered" boats is to go much larger than sailboats.

[-] o_0@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 year ago

my opinion is those boats are too damn big

[-] mapleseedfall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

For ocean shipping, the bigger the better in terms of fuel economy and thus cost.

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