It’s also not the largest. During the age of sail one of the largest shipping boat was almost 8 times larger than this one. They are just playing the technicality of being wind powered and not a sail ship to con startup investors out of their money. But there have been even larger sail cruise ships. It’s just the game tech bros play, reinventing the wheel but coming up with a catchy marketing name that looks like disrupting the status quo to bait capital injection.
I googled it right before commenting, I was going to put komodo but turns out the saltwater croc is way bigger.
Here’s from the wiki:
The saltwater crocodile is the largest living reptile.[5] Males can grow up to a weight of 1,000–1,500 kg (2,200–3,300 lb) and a length of 6 m (20 ft), rarely exceeding 6.3 m (21 ft).
This is not the first wind powered cargo ship by a long shot. All cargo ships used to be wind powered.
The headline says largest, not first?
It’s also not the largest. During the age of sail one of the largest shipping boat was almost 8 times larger than this one. They are just playing the technicality of being wind powered and not a sail ship to con startup investors out of their money. But there have been even larger sail cruise ships. It’s just the game tech bros play, reinventing the wheel but coming up with a catchy marketing name that looks like disrupting the status quo to bait capital injection.
If someone asks what is the world’s largest reptile, the answer is a saltwater croc and not an ichthyosaur. It doesn’t say largest ever.
Still by that standard, there are larger sail ships today. Just not cargo ships, but cruise ships. It’s still a manipulative statement.
Not the komodo?
I googled it right before commenting, I was going to put komodo but turns out the saltwater croc is way bigger.
Here’s from the wiki:
Oh wow who would’ve thought?