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Re:Michelin Puts Puffy Sails on Cargo Ships by SergeAx on Sunday June 27, 2021 @04:38PM (#27655074)
This demand is significantly lower for rotating mast. On fixed mast we need shrouds to compensate side force. We also need deep massive fin to compensate overturning moment.

Look at Maltese Falcon rotating mast. They don't have any shrouds, although they are carbon fiber made.

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