Topic                 Kite Boats We tend to address big ships propelled by kite systems elsewhere. We tend to address kiteboarding elsewhere. Here we might address small hulls up to yachts here.   And we tend to deal with conventional masted sailboats separately; in some technical schemes conventional sailboats may be seen as using the kite principle in "free-flight kiting" or FFAWE where the opposing wings are held in part by tension (though also compression) to do deflections of air and water, and thus a sector of kite systems. kite-sailing, kitesailing, kite sailing, kiteboating, kite boating, kite-boating Note that electric turbines may be integrated with a kite boat's parts to generate electricity; the turbines may be integrted with the in-air parts or/and the parts found under the water line of hulls. Electricity may be used immediately or stored for later uses.  Note that a tethered train of boats may be propelled by one kite system. The kite system would be towing the hulls. Some of the hulls may be dedicated to holding hydro turbines. Similarly: tree format, coterie, spreaders., or other hull-network topologies.

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March 30, 2020, post by Joe Faust Some videos on kite boating Ocean Kite Boating                     video Kite Scooter - a small & fast kite sailing boat    video History kiteboating Don Montague and Team    video How to sail a kiteboat               video K2 Kitefoiler Helicopter Shoot Omega Sails     Auxiliary propulsion

April 18, 2020, post by Joe Faust Two hulls form moving anchor assembly for an air-water energy kite system; hulls are wings; air wing is a Sutton-style tethered wing. Two media, two-winged anchor, one wing aerial opposer. Video:  https://youtu.be/xEY_Mmv0DsI "An expedition around the outskirts of New Zealand's spectacular Auckland harbour. The first few minutes features two kayaks being towed by a large Sutton style kite."