SC Connector | Norway's largest sailing vessel

SC Connector – Norway’s largest sailing vessel

Preparations for the retrofit of rotor sails and battery pack to the SC Connector are currently taking place with the installation scheduled for Q4 2020. With a total height of 56 meters it will be Norway’s largest sailing vessel. In good wind conditions, the vessel will maintain
regular service speed by sail alone.

First in the world

Sea-Cargo has developed a new and unique technology that allows the sails to be raised and lowered whilst sailing. This tilt feature is designed for the extreme conditions in the North Sea, and allows the vessel to get under bridges, overhead powerlines and into port.

The rotor sail solution

The sails are 35 metres tall and 5 metres wide cylinders. The vessel’s total airdraft will be 56 metres, 8 metres taller than the Statsraad Lehmkul, which is currently Norway’s tallest sailing ship. The solution, delivered by Norsepower, is a modernised version of the Flettner rotor; a rotating cylinder that uses the Magnus effect to produce propulsion from wind. With the battery pack from Norwegian Electric Systems we can avoid the use of auxiliary engines, which means that we can be 100% emission free during sailing and at quay.

Full press release and media coverage below.