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15 November 2012

The Interreg North Sea project SAIL has started! Olympic silver medalist Mrs. Marit Bouwmeester and founding father of merchant sailing Reid de Jong recently opened the kick off conference at Galamadammen Koudum, The Netherlands. More than 50 experts from the North Sea countries discussed new sustainable hybrid sailing concepts, with sails, wings or kites, electricity or biofuels, offering great opportunities for the future. Inspiring speakers presented new business opportunities.

Due to rising oil prices and environmental aspects, hybrid sailing concepts have high potentials. The Sail project’s aim is to develop and test hybrid sailing concepts that […]

02 November 2012

TAILWIND FROM EUROPE

During the start conference 2 journalists from Germany TV (Filmtrüffel) made some recordings. In the presentation of SAIL partner Fairtransport showed a movie to inform all what the SAIL project is all about. In this film you will step aboard on the Sailing ship Tres Hombres and Dijkstra Naval architects in Amsterdam, where the first draft of the Ecoliner is drawn. This movie will give you an mood impression […]