Wooden Boats: Our Most Sustainable (and Efficient) Transport?
Photo: Leatherwood
Okay, so we’re rather fond of saying that the bicycle is the Most Energy-Efficient Form of Travel Ever Devised. But maybe we should add the qualifier, “ … on Terra Firma.” For a good wind-powered sailcraft has to be exceedingly efficient over water, given appropriate weather conditions. And a wooden sailcraft has the added bonus of being handmade from a renewable resource, and ultimately compostable, following a long, useful life. …
February 12th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
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