Hi! Recently I came across this patent - https://www.google.com/patents/EP1155956A2?cl=en - use of Magnus effect for propelling the ship....
Hello! Recently I was viewing the HOSMAX 300 platform supply vessel series & what caught my attention was a very cheap & simplistic hull shape -...
Accidentally I came across a some odd looking design for a yacht on http://www.gutenberg.org/files/41971/41971-h/41971-h.htm#img013...
A general cargo ship (85m lbp) has a retractable rotor (or cylinder) on the bow which can be completely raised or lowered. Does anyone know how...
http://www.ship-technology.com/news/newsdnv-gl-develops-battery-powered-concept-vessel-revolt-4370674 Classification society DNV GL has...
Not sure if this was highlighted on this forum, here's a rather interesting thing: http://www.coroflot.com/yogibeeuwsaert/aeolus [IMG]...
Interesting concepts of a modern cargo windjammer: http://www.mantamarinedesign.com/projecten/Ecoliner.html...
http://maritime-connector.com/news/environment-and-technology/world-s-most-eco-friendly-cargo-ship-to-use-its-own-hull-to-sail/...
I recently came across a patent & a pic showing a sail boat that utilizes the Magnus effect by means of a Flettner rotor with installed Savonius...
ShipSpotting.com [img] © Lars Brunkman Any infos about this boat with such strange sails?
Hello! Recently I came across in the web many multihull hydrofoil boats with either conventional sails or wingsails. First I wanted to build a...