Using A Parachute As Sail

[Stingo]

FF to about 4:23.
I've never seen or heard anything like this! Thoughts?

 

[Fr J Hackett]

Check out a Parasailor

Lots of other videos this was the first on the list.

 

[Stingo]

A Parasailor is a lot more like a spinnaker than an old fashioned round parachute

 

[capnsensible]

Parasailor is just a fancy spinnaker. Not that I'm denouncing them....far from it. I used one on a yacht I was delivering from The Azores to Atlantic France. Was very impressed.

However, for parachute, I think it's more 'kite' like Skysail. Doesn't seem to have.....taken off as an idea for maritime trucks. Or yachts....

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[RunAgroundHard]

In the future the parakite will be perfected: -

 

[Frogmogman]

FF to about 4:23.
I've never seen or heard anything like this! Thoughts?

I had seen this; I follow these two as they are old school friends of my younger daughter. They are both really lovely people, and Alex (the girl) has a truly beautiful singing voice.

I can’t really see a round sail like that being a properly useful piece of kit, because of the lack of stability, but I do think a large kite surfing type kite could be made to work quite well, and could be a useful form of propulsion following a dismasting….

 

[jaminb]

like this

 

[newtothis]

FF to about 4:23.
I've never seen or heard anything like this! Thoughts?

There have been several trials of these for big commercial ships. I think it was SkySails that had a version up and running on a bulk ship to help reduce fuel burn using wind assist, although they company seem to be focused on power generation now. The ones I've seen have used more modern shaped wings than the old fashioned parachute seen here.

 

[Dutch01527]

Seem like charming people but some risks being taken here possibly? Who was on watch when both were down below?

Ais is only an aid, not a replacement for watch keeping.

Maybe there were additional crew off camera so my concerns are not valid.

 

[Frogmogman]

Seem like charming people but some risks being taken here possibly? Who was on watch when both were down below?

Ais is only an aid, not a replacement for watch keeping.

Maybe there were additional crew off camera so my concerns are not valid.

They were three on board.

 

[Dutch01527]

My mistake. I missed that.

 

[Spirit (of Glenans)]

The Irish Navy has experimented with use of a kite for propulsion , or auxiliary propulsion, on one of its OPVs.