To cut pollution, old-school sailing boats are taking on diesel megaships
 

To cut pollution, old-school sailing boats are taking on diesel megaships
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Amid the dozens of cargo ships **w steering through the **rth Sea, one vessel stands apart: the Avontuur, a 144-foot-long schooner powered only by the wind and sun.

Stocked with crates of artisanal gin and vodka, the emissions-free cargo ship is making its maiden voyage from the tiny town of Elsfleth in **rthwest Germany and around the tip of Denmark to Rostock, on Germany’s **rtheast coast.

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After Rostock, the crew plans to spend the next one to two years hauling organic wines, fair trade coffee and other sustainable fare to ports across Europe, **rth America, the Caribbean and, eventually, Australia. Read more...

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