The sails in the picture are being winched in. Normally, they fly like a kite, a...

		nostrademons on May 27, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: What if Gas Cost $100/gal? The sails in the picture are being winched in. Normally, they fly like a kite, about 200 m above the ship, and tow it forwards. The winds are much stronger up there. It also looks like the kite has been partially furled - the picture on Wikipedia looks much bigger: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Beluga_Skysails