Tacking is turning the ship, from having the wind blowing from one side of the ship, to the other side, and doing this by bringing the bow through the wind…
Tacking a brigantine
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Sailing a square rigged ship to windward.
Capt. Heinrich Nissen formulated the rules to sail a big or small squarerigger to windward.
3 reasons to sail without engine
There are several large advantages of; not installing an engine in a sailing vessel, which is the reason for EcoClipper to follow this course.
3 reasons why we use Clipper ship “Noach” as an inspiration for the prototype500.
3 reasons why we’ve chosen the Dutch clipper ship Noach as an inspiration for the EcoClipper prototype500
Sailing a square rigged ship to windward.
Capt. Heinrich Nissen formulated the rules to sail a big or small squarerigger to windward.
3 reasons to sail without engine
There are several large advantages of; not installing an engine in a sailing vessel, which is the reason for EcoClipper to follow this course.
3 reasons why we use Clipper ship “Noach” as an inspiration for the prototype500.
3 reasons why we’ve chosen the Dutch clipper ship Noach as an inspiration for the EcoClipper prototype500
A Brief Look into Square-Rigged Sailing Ship Innovations
The square-rigged sailing ship has evolved slowly over thousands of years. Every major innovation came after a long period of trial and error which would illuminate certain necessities and point to areas of the ships due for improvement.
An EcoClipper (new) Year
The first full year of operating the EcoClipper company comes to an end. An amazing year of inspiring meetings, unexpected realizations..
Sail Cargo logistics, for those who care about our future.
Or the truth about the consequences of not switching back to wind powered transport.