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[–] BastingChemina 24 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

For once the article title is quite accurate, when they say "giant kite" they means something like that: A giant kite

[–] Evotech@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

And it powers an engine, it doesn't pull the boat

[–] BastingChemina 4 points 3 months ago

No, it does pull the boat like a sail.