Windcoop: equitable maritime transport cooperative
In figures:
Overall length: 70.20 m
Waterline length: 69.70 m
Canoe draught: 3.00 m
Keel draught: 5.50 m
Rudder draught: 5.20 m
Depth: 6.00 m
Displacement: 1800 t
Deadweight: 840 t
Containers: 60-68 TEU
Air draught: 62 m
Sail area: 1,460 m2
The Windcoop project aims to develop a fleet of sail-powered cargo ships with high decarbonisation targets and the desire to operate ships designed to harness the wind as their main propulsion source, using the engine only when the wind is low for overly long periods.
The DNA of this cargo ship is very different to the other sail-powered ships we have developed with partners.
On all other projects, we started out with an engine-powered model that we developed with design offices specialising in engine-powered freighters, such as Ship Studio or Groot Ship Design.
Then, using these conventional designs, we made concessions to achieve a design where wing sails could be used to great effect while losing the minimum in load capacity.
On the Windcoop ship, we adopted the reverse process.
Jointly with the reputed architects Dykstra and with assistance from Groot Ship Design, we designed a real sailing ship, on which we then optimised the hull to load containers.
The result is a versatile, innovative ship, that in our eyes represents the future of shipping.
