Ship&Offshore | Issue 06/2024
Sail-powered cruise ship concept unveiled
Seabreeze | Oslo-based YSA Design has disclosed details of a sail-powered catamaran cruise ship, codenamed Seabreeze and described as market ready, with four 50m-high foldable sails and a hybrid energy system. The 104.5m-long cruise ship, with capacity for 200 passengers, is designed to combine the sustainability of sail power with a shallow draft of 4m, enabling access to a wide range of locations. The design has the four sails mounted on 6m-high deck-mounted bases so that they can capture zero-emission wind....