Navy returning to sail powered ships (sort of)

[Digital_Trucker]

http://news.cnet.com/8301-13639_3-10063876-42.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

Wonder what the fuel savings will really end up being?

[Task Force]

This wouldnt work well in a storm, or if the wind just stoped. Also what would happend if the wind suddently changed direction?:-?

[Hylander_1314]

Should have actually said, Navy goes retro.

I can see it now, the wind fails, the engines don't start. All right ye scrurvy dogs! Into the longboats with ya! If the wind won't find us, we'll find it ourselves!

Pull lads! Pull like ya never pulled before!

[kurtz]

Intriguing, no mention of a keel, how far off the wind do we reckon she'd sail?