To not take up deck space, it looks like they'll be more like this than sails:

I bet you could sell a lot of them.

I hope this idea sets sail

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truly-sincerely 🔁 piratepolls

piratepolls

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It's Joever @JosephGCarson • 20h

We're so back
(An image of a cargo-ship with giant 'kites' affixed to it)

CNN @CNN • 21h
Giant kites could pull cargo ships across the ocean - and slash their carbon emissions cnn.it/3NV8ec3

truly-sincerely

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#if only there were a name for these kites that are attached to the ships

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What an amazing invention. Wait until someone invents a wooden stick with a flattened end that you push through the water and propels vessels forward using only manual labor.

Whoa! 🤯 Wind powered ship!