A New Era for SailCargo Inc

[@einmensch4040]

I could finally visit the shipyard two weeks ago and was impressed by the consistancy of the sustainable approach. Including the social side by including the local people which need a lot of qualified and educating jobs. Well done, and the same success to you, Danielle, for your next steps!

[@simonr6793]

Danielle what are you going to be doing now that you have handed over the rains for sailcargo ? It's not going to be the same without you, I still recall the very first video when you introduced to the world what you wanted to achieve.

[@TgWags69]

Rains down in Africa...water falling from the sky. Reins - on a draft animal...or figuratively...control of a company.

[@Nerd3927]

Danielle, what you achieved is far beyond what anyone might have expected. Much respect for your enthusiasm, passion and know how to get this group together, and keep it together. For a financial "normal world" CEO it will be a real challenge to work with intrinsically motivated people... Non of the normal 'tools' work. Working with volunteers, you could quickly find yourself working alone. Hope all goes well and I will be proven off the mark on this one! I would be very interested where you will be going next Danielle, for sure a project to watch. Wishing You Godspeed.

[@SaintCoemgen]

3:12 - I think saying that SailCargo needs become a profitable company kind of states the underlying tone of this video. That SailCargo was having some fiscal issues and needed either an investor, merger, or stock buy out that demanded a CEO change. Quite frankly, I always wondered how SailCargo could continue as a company. What is it now, 4 years building their wood ship? And not even close to being done. That is not good business. Buying a ship was a good idea, but 4 years late in my humble opinion. And the focus on wood ships is maybe also misplaced. This is not "Wood" SailCargo Inc. But it seems like it. It needed to focus. Either "Wood Boat Building Inc" or getting products moved by sail. Which it not necessarily the same thing. It is important to know that most sailing ships at the later to the end of mass sail cargo were steel not wood. Trying to build a wood ship from the ground up for cargo may be romantic, but maybe not economical or wise business. There are maybe steel or even fiberglass ships, from a Ketch on up, that can transport cargo that the shipyard in Costa Rica can process and get into profitable "Sailing Cargo" in a fraction of the time before this wood ship even gets its decking in place. Is this massive wood ship worth it? In cost, or even ideology? If it takes a decade to get a wood ship to move freight, but 1 year to get a old steel schooner back online, which is better for sailing cargo: Sunk cost fallacy. Think about it.

[@weatheranddarkness]

Using wood is part of the holistic approach to reducing environmental impact. It is, after a fashion, incidental.

[@Scoobydooshoe]

Using wood was within their grasp and the timber to do it, is in their backyard. Also, the industrial processes are greatly reduced. Going forward I’m sure they will begin considering using steel, however, we can all see the evolution of this shipyard from day one, so it’s really no surprise why they started with Ceba.

[@SaintCoemgen]

It seems some replies missed my point. So let me enumerate them. 1) Sail Cargo is a corporation. It is suppose to earn income for its investors. And if your name is "Sail Cargo" you should be in the business of sailing cargo from day one. And investment of the company should be made to sail cargo from day one. 2) While idealistic to make wood boats, what I was saying about steel boats is that there are alternatives to get up and running fast, very fast, sailing cargo by sail. And I do not know if many investors want to wait a decade to get products moving. Coffee is a high quality product, and moved every year. It can not wait a decade to get a boat built. 3) Conservation has three pillars: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle. A steel or wood boat that exits satisfies all of those concepts of conservation. I mentioned steel simply because if one goes to any search engine one can find far more steel and fiberglass Schooners and Ketches for sale for a fraction of the cost that I suspect this wood boat has been to date, and the company could have been "sailing cargo" from day one. That was my point. 4) How much sailing of cargo has this company actually done? And whatever it has done, it should do more. And put the money into actually sailing cargo. Not building ships when used ships are maybe more cost effective. 5) When and if Sailing Cargo is proven a profitable. company.. Then and only then... should this company consider building its own ship. 6) There is a fuzzy wood building culture that I will not try to reply to. I am only discussing sailing cargo by sail. By any means. By sail. Which might remove a huge amount of emissions versus current traditional bunker fuel powered ships. So sailing cargo is what I want to see. But I am not seeing it here. I am only seeing ship building, and no reduction in bunker fuel shipping. Annoying. All in my humble opinion, of course. But also basic good business sense that anyone should have learned in business school.

[@weatheranddarkness]

@@SaintCoemgen business school is for losers with zero imagination an only avarice in their souls.

[@RandyWHorton]

Sailing cargo seems doable with more modern designed vessels.

[@schwarzermoritz]

Nope. The economics aren't there, so you need the nostalgia.

[@Nphen]

The year 1822. Sailing ship is the most common form of ocean cargo transport. The year 1922. Coal & petrol are the dominant forms, polluting the ocean. Now, in 2022. Let's bring back sailing ships! I'm here for it. What a beautiful vessel there with Vega. I had to watch the video twice to figure out what was going on. They're building one boat, and bought another one. A new CEO is coming in, from a coffee company, who is going to ship their beans via sailing ship. I love all the footage, I love the people. I wanted this to be at least twice as long, with more detail, and hearing more from everyone!

[@garnierchristian3589]

It looks that all the shipwork will benefit to café Williams.! And only.!

[@EricRush]

Sorry to see you go, Danielle. Welcome, Julia.

[@paazbra]

What happened? Is Café William acquiring Sailcargo?

[@joeeigo9820]

So the capitalist kraken put a nail in a floating coffin

[@felipericketts]

I will be at the dock ready to buy my coffee as soon as the ship arrives! 🙂

[@_noname617]

Step 1) get your hands dirty would win the crew over

[@harbourdogNL]

This is so fabulous. Where can I sign on to crew? Seriously.

[@andrewdarnley4608]

It's so great that people from within the coffee industry can see the viability of SailCargo. When will you be bringing coffee down here to Australia ? ;)

[@avonneave2131]

Awesome achievement, awesome. All the best regards from here on the West Coast side of Australia 🌏 Batavia Coast 🙏🖖🤟🐨🇦🇺

[@ryano.5149]

I'm still confused as to how this venture is going to make money. Considering the labor costs associated with building, and then crewing a 150' wooden cargo vessel, can the vessel A - find enough cargo to fill its hold, B - ship the cargo at a cost that is worth it to the customer, C - maintain an acceptable delivery schedule? I don't see this vessel moving enough cargo quickly enough to ever make enough revenue to cover the build cost, let alone to make a profit. I'd like to be wrong, but I don't see it.

[@РусскийКорабль]

Main investor and future main customer is the same coffee company. So yeah, I think this is going to work because it is included in an ongoing big operation and not intended to be dropped into the open cargo market when launching.

[@erlixerlix7573]

It might be possible with modern design of ship (bult in steel) and rig in combination with a market where low or zero emission get a huge tax reduction compared to fossil fuel driven vessels. But wooden ships and traditional rigging requiring lots of manual labour will never be anything but a very narrow niche on the marken, at best.

[@jeffmech600]

Going backwards packaged as going foward

[@HighSchoolNotes]

This video has a terrible vibe. Raises more questions than it answers. New CEO has no previous CEO experience? No sailing experience? No cargo experience? No activist experience? Main experience is "I work at Cafe William". What's with Cafe William?? Has Cafe William taken over Sail Cargo? Looks like they appointed their own CEO... So many questions from such an awkward video...

[@davidrandall7708]

Do you have company shares of stock for sale ?

[@s.simsmamasboy]

I'd like to see there mission statement. I have a bad feeling about the future of Sailcargo. First a capitol purchase....then bankruptcy....then a bond fire. I pray im wrong .

[@ВладиславЦапун]

Hi ☀️ In this winter i will to star the same project “First Sail Cargo Company” on my boat … traditional ketch 35ft… Eee, small, but i only start) How and where i can write you. I’m looking a new friends ☀️

[@shawnfromportland]

🤙🤙🤙

[@Grandpa82547]

What do you call the rig of the ship at 1:03?

[@max-9775]

That is a "Three-Masted Topsail Schooner". -"Three Masted" being somewhat self evident ;) - Schooner meaning Sails are rigged for'n'aft (= along the centerline of the vessel), with at least two masts, the rear one being taller than the foremost one. In three masted configs the main mast (middle one) tends to be the tallest. - Topsails - or "Tops'ls" - being the square sails on the top part of the foremost mast.

[@Nerd3927]

"Three Masted Topsail Schooner" is correct, but a "Barquentine" would be more specific.

[@max-9775]

@@Nerd3927 Unless I am mistaken a Barquentine lacks the foremost Gaff, thus making the Foremast fully square rigged. Although I would not be surprised at the definitions getting blurry there either and differing between languages/cultures. =)

[@stevenwarner7348]

It would be a privilege and my honor to just "crew" on any of the Sailcargo "transports." ~ I also pray that Costa Rica will see the value of building a "Harbor" for that "big boat" in the woods. Accessing the "rainforest" for hardwood to build boats and then just "building the boat" in the rainforest is brilliant. ~The launch should be paid for and engineered by the Costa Rican Government. The USA put a man on the moon. Costa Rica can launch a boat. Just do it! Aaand talk about marketing ! I have seen nothing about this project in two years. Get the word out. Puuuuleeeeze. Get the word out. That boat ~. in the woods ~. Where is it ??? Marketing? Oh yea! Come on now! ~ from a port town in Nahampsha

[@zardiw]

Why?

[@zardiw]

You lost the soul.....................too bad............... Z

[@budlvr]

I think their running into the brick wall of reality; Sail powered cargo (while romantic and purposeful as to the environment) is not an economical undertaking in this day and age. Frankly (and I have been an avid follower) I'm surprised they got this far at all. The question I have had from the beginning is who will foot the bill for the launch ramp/mechanism, and CAN THEY OBTAIN A PERMIT TO DREDGE THE BAY TO GET SAILCARGO TO DEEP ENOUGH WATER ? I am truly amazed at the scale of construction completed, using mostly human power!! I truly hope she gets finished!

[@garnierchristian3589]

@@budlvr Four rails or cylindrical inflated rubbers...

[@hughsmith7668]

Please tell they are not gay.

[@adamtedder1012]

Noble idea but not practical. You'll get business from those wanting cheap but not expediant shipping. Or those who want those sweet virtue signal points. It's not practical for global shipping and global trade.