Sail Cargo
Ship your cargo with minimal impact on the environment
Complete your ethical supply chain with our unique sailing-ship. We carbon-offset for our minimal engine-use by donating at Atmosfair.
We have an area category 0 commercial licence to sail worldwide in all weathers. This is rare in the sail cargo industry.
We carry up to 5 tonnes in the hold and have space for 2 x 300 litre barrels on deck. Harbour manoeuvres are easy with our engine. See example journey times below.
Our crew is highly experienced in cargo shipping. We work with respected agents, including TOWT.
We are skilled at social media. We provide high-quality videos of loading, sailing, arrival and unloading to create a strong story for your product. We also provide live journey details via the Captain’s blog.
Grayhound is well known in the sail cargo sector. She is attractive and she creates a stir wherever she goes.
Specifications summary
| Destinations: | Category '0' licence for worldwide travel |
| Cargo capacity: |
5 tonnes below deck Space for 2 x 300 litre barrels on deck |
| Loading: | Cargo is lowered via the cargo hatch and stored in the main saloon and elsewhere. The cargo hatch is too small to lower pallets, so we load and store by hand. We are highly efficient at this. All cargo is stored securely. |
| Sailing speed: | Maximum 12 knots (13 mph, 22 km/h) Average 6 knots (7 mph, 11 km/h) |
| Engine speed: | 5 knots (4 mph, 9 km/h) |
| View full specifications and floor plan | |
Example delivery times
| Cross-Channel | 2 days |
| Brest, France to Isles of Scilly | 3 days |
| Brest, France to the Azores | 4 days |
| Cross-Atlantic | 22 days |
| Bergen, Norway to Greenland | 25 days |
| Lisbon, Portugal to Bahamas | 72 days |
TOWT – Transport by sail
We work with TOWT, a shipping agency that uses the power of the wind to ensure a low-carbon footprint. The agency provides global opportunities for sail trade and innovation.
