Rorando

Ships in anchoring or DP mode makes the news!

All these, by the media overblown, maritime "unprecedented" actions are simply put, just power projections.

After reading countless articles and having a deep background in the maritime domain, I've yet to find a single outlet that has a person who even barely understands how the maritime world works.

Yeah a classic keel is not needed for bigger vessels as long as GM is low enough. One big difference between sail ships and modern ones is the increased air draft which effects the lift to drag ratio. Looking at your answers so far, I assume you've considered this already.

Sounds like step further indeed. Considering all the equipment and ideas raised so far, would be amazing to have a look at how you would arrange all this inside the oversized container. Must be quite an intricate puzzle inside.

To calculate roll effects of your equipment while under pressure, I would try to make the bench model a digital twin in a stability software like NAPA.

Sails can be deployed without conventional rigging. I have experience of these so called free standing rigs myself. Dynaspar rigs is one real life example.

Master Mariner here with bridge experience from sail assisted vessels both conventional and through magnus effect equipment. Also a lifelong sailing competitor.

Have you considered the effect your design has on the drift and drift angle of a vessel yet? Looks like your aiming to benefit from conventional sail assisted lift but there is a thin line between lift and drift. The negative effect of drift induces increased consumption so some kind of trimming needs to be done quite fast to maintain lift effect. To maintain an optimal angle of attack to get the maximum lift requires quite fast adjustments which on sailboats can be done in two ways, either by trimming sails or adjusting course. Adjusting course on large cargo vessels takes quite a while so i don't see that as an option unless the sail is hooked up to a fast acting autopilot.

I would assume the same way reefer containers are, hooked up to the ships onboard power distribution. Electrically rigged sail of this magnitude does not impose any significant loads on the grid onboard