KiteShip
Oct 30 2006, Irani

Here is an innovative, eco-friendly and sufficiently cost effective way to return to wind-powered shipping, as sail ship designs have often failed on various factors, and mostly that they have to rely on unpredictable weather.

And above all, hike...

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