Cargo vessels account for nearly 3% of global greenhouse gas emissions, underscoring a need for energy-efficient solutions. WISAMO from Michelin is a new automated wing sail design that harnesses the ...

In the near future, we might see all kinds of vessels, including pleasure craft, sporting a sail wing that will help them burn less fuel and cruise more efficiently. This is no traditional sail wing ...

Beyond putting rubber on the world's least-efficient hypercars, the Michelin Group also has its hand in more sustainable inflatable endeavors. Its Wing Sail Mobility (WISAMO) project aims to increase ...

Whenever Anthony Glasson of design studio M51 Concepts reveals a new project, the yachting world stands to attention. That's because the prolific Hong Kong-based yacht designer always comes up with ...

DNV has awarded an approval in principle for Michelin's WISAMO wing sail system, which is the first AiP to have been awarded to an inflatable wing sail design. The WISAMO wing sail system is currently ...

The French Department of Maritime Affairs, Fisheries and Aquaculture (DGAMPA) has just signed a contract with Michelin for the adoption of its Wisamo retractable sail on a new low environmental ...

Towering over Dirk de Ridder’s head is the largest single airfoil section ever built. It’s 190 feet tall, up to 30 feet wide and 6 feet thick, and weighs almost 4 tons. It represents nearly 40,000 man ...

Developed with project partners Curve Works and Artemis Technologies, the new wing sail concept aims to significantly increase the market share of wind-propelled yachts by creating a highly efficient, ...

Whether you’re for or against the new America’s Cup-class yachts, we can all agree that the massive lifting foils and wings have everyone’s attention. But another thing we can agree upon is that the ...