TALL SHIPS, those impressive modern-day models that hearken back to seafaring days of yore, are sometimes seen off the California coast, with the sunset creating a stirring backdrop. But the ...
Modern harbors are crowded with steel hulls and humming engines, not tall masts and canvas. The global fleet has traded wind for fuel because commercial shipping, naval power, and leisure boating now ...
Ships harnessed winds as the primary means of propulsion for many centuries before steam engines took center stage in the 1800s; it's quite poetic how maritime travel was greenhouse gas-free long ...