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Not multihull or America’s Cup, but probably the most inspiring sailing story of the year:
“…Seeking a more sustainable way to get his grain to market, the Vermont farmer Erik Andrus conceived the Vermont Sail Freight Project to find out if this model could work again today. In April, he raised more than $15,000 on Kickstarter to build a 39-foot-long plywood sail barge named Ceres (after the Roman goddess of agriculture)...
The boat, loaded with 15 tons of cargo from 30 farms, is about to complete its maiden voyage down the Hudson. The crew has been hosting daily dockside markets at port towns from Hudson to Yonkers, selling pantry staples, like wild birch syrup, heirloom beans and Atlantic-harvested seaweed, and fresh produce, like blue fingerling potatoes…”
One wonders if a multihull could be useful as a small bulk carrier, or if a monohull would always win the economics equation.
The above article was written before Ceres arrived in NYC. For updates, see the Vermont Sail Freight Project blog.
From the New York Times, Article by Eviana Hartman. Photo: Jim Peppler, Reblogged from Lloyd’s Blog
