Towing kite for large vessels

[thebestkite]

Sky sails

http://www.stichtingmilieunet.nl/andersbekekenblog/?p=1353


http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2008/2/6/060208_vliegerschip.html

In Dutch and German but understandable
Ship propulsion by kite

[ricki]

Neat stuff. You don't need to go as far as Germany to check this stuff out. One of our members, Dave Culp has been developing and promoting large scale traction kite use for ship propulsion in the USA and worldwide for decades through http://www.kiteship.com/

I have heard some guys say they carry a kiteboarding kite on their boats as an auxiliary power source should all else fail. Anyone else do this?