Boats - Sailing - Ships

Feb. 29 World's First Energy-Saving Sailing Ship The world's first commercial energy-saving sailing ship, the Shinaitoku Maru, was launched in Japan on August 1st. The revolutionary Japanese vessel, which docked in Tokyo, has two sails to supplement the main engine and utilizes the exhaust gases, microputer controls, controllable pitch propellers and other energy-saving devices to reduce fuel consumption to half that of a conventional carrier of the same size. Her sails are controlled by a microcomputer and require no extra crew compared with a conventional vessel. Japanese shipbuilders believe they have made a breakthrough which points the way to future ship design. Picture Shows: Close-up of the computer-controlled sails

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Believe Breakthrough Compared Consumption Controllable Controlled Controls Conventional Devices Docked Exhaust Extra Gases Launched Maru Pitch Points Propellers Reduce Require Sails Shipbuilders Supplement

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