Born into a seafaring family in The Netherlands, Jorne Langelaan was working at sea by the time he was 12. In this conversation with Designers of Paradise host Erik van Lennep, Jorne explains how his love of ships become a love of sailing ships which led him to become Captain of the EcoClipper. He explains what a clipper ship is, how the concept has been modernized with new materials and approaches, and his vision of transporting cargo using the “endless power of the wind“.

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