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Visually, the most dramatic departure is the 90-ft. bipod mast. Stretching 20% taller than an ordinary mast on a yacht this size, it looks something like a seven-story wishbone straddling the boat. Made of lightweight carbon-fiber, it replaces the familiar -- and bulky -- pole-and-support system midships, for a better airflow onto the mainsail. The height of the newly designed structure allows the boat to carry 25% to 30% more sail for greater speed. Moreover, it is movable and hinged at the deck so that the entire assembly can be raised and lowered...
...Chemical Co.; it will be put up for sale when it reaches Fort Lauderdale, its final destination. But its creators are hopeful that many of the innovations it incorporates can be offered on smaller boats with less imposing price tags. "In the future you'll see bipod masts and carbon-fiber construction all over," says Olaf Harken, co-founder of Wisconsin's Harken Yacht Equipment, the world's second largest manufacturer of boat hardware, and a driving force behind the Procyon. "The benefits are so substantial." Push-button sailing, anyone...
Duehay, who sponsored several environmental initiatives during his past term, said Cambridge should combat global warming by implementing programs that would reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1 to 1.5 percent each year...
Duehay, who is seeking election to an 11th term, said the city could reduce carbon dioxide emissions by beginning to "plan in terms of its energy use, transportation policy, health policies [and] influence on utilities...
Just last week the U.S. refused to sign an international treaty in Nairobi, Kenya, which would impose mandatory cuts in heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide, even though this country is responsible for 25 percent of all the carbon dioxide dumped into...