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Re:Launch HN: OutSail (YC W23) – Wingsails to reduce cargo s... by jmoorebeek on Monday April 03, 2023 @04:00PM (#35430390)
Our current prototype is a 1/50 bench model using off-the-shelf tape measures. We're working on rapidly scaling that up to test on our Lido-14. I'm sure others will try to copy the concept, but as the comments have shown there will be quite a few engineering difficulties getting this from a bench prototype to production. As a startup rather than a legacy company, we are well situated to take on that difficult engineering task, whereas a larger company may shy away from it. We'd of course be happy to work with them to get this on a ship and de-risk the rest of the operations!

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