'Slow travel' start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail

'Slow travel' start-up launches cross-Channel crossings by sail

The crossing may be "a bit choppy", Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his passengers waiting in the French port of Boulogne to cross the Channel with only wind to get them to England.

'Slow Travel' Start-up Launches Cross-Channel Crossings By Sail

The crossing may be "a bit choppy", Captain Andrew Simons warns a dozen of his passengers waiting in the French port of Boulogne to cross the Channel with only wind to get them to England.

The company offers a sea experience accessible to all, the time of a decarbonized journey of a few hours.

In the face of economic turbulence, the Breton shipowner relies on the wind to decarbonize ocean freight. Off the coast of Brittany, the Artemis cargo breaks the waves with elegance, its immense sails capturing the trade winds. This 81-metre colossus, capable of carrying more than 1,000 tons of goods, embodies the rebirth of a forgotten maritime tradition [...] The Towt article reinvents maritime transport with its giants of sailing seas appeare…

Concarneau (France), 13 Apr 2025 (AFP) – Less than a year after the baptism of his two sailboats-cargos, Towt has to face the first contrary winds of the commercial war triggered by Donald Trump. But the shipowner Havres keeps the course of decarbonation, with six new ships planned by 2027. All sails outside, the schooner Artemis [...]