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French vineyard owners are returning to a slower pace of life by starting to export their wine by sailing boat - a method last used in the 1800s - to reduce their carbon footprint.

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ameliog
Feb. 24, 2008, 12:16 a.m.
I must sail on this boat. To oversee the shipment.
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miklkit
Feb. 24, 2008, 6:28 p.m.
I wonder how much more efficient a sailing cargo ship would be if it was made out of modern materials. Just look how much faster modern racing ships are than ships from back then.
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Howtogo
Feb. 24, 2008, 8:33 p.m.
To reduce their carbon footprint!!! Yea right! How about it's to allow their wine time to age? It could also be Windjammer Cruse's made them a special deal for writing off a vacation for the executives of the French Wine Industry. Either way the French Wines are second class to the California Wines.
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tiredofwhiners
Feb. 24, 2008, 11:39 p.m.
What a novel idea, ship things by sailing vessels. How much does the wind power cost? Slower is better for wine. Next thing they'll be using horse drawn wagons to deliver the wine on land. The confusing thing to me is saving 4.9 ounces of carbon per bottle. How about fuel savings and machinery/equipment cost savings. My friend Hans from Germany hates deisel power and bought a 50 ft. racing sloop built in the late 1800's. It was faster than most newer sailboats. It won the Hawaii/California race in the old days. We took it to Catalina once but I was standing at 30 to 40 degrees most of the time. It has a deisel engine in case of calm or for maneuvering in port.