法国酒店业巨头雅高集团（Accor）旗下的东方快车（Orient Express）品牌酒店推出了全球最大的风帆助航邮轮——东方快车Silenseas号。这艘能容纳120名乘客的风帆邮轮将采用风力和液化天然气（LNG）混合动力推进技术，计划于2026年正式启航。该船由雅高与总部位于圣纳泽尔的法国大西洋造船厂（Chantiers de l’Atlantique）共同开发建造。据悉，东方快车Silences号是一艘220米长的帆船，配备了大西洋造船厂开发的“Solid Sail”风帆系统，它由三个总表面积为1500米的刚性帆和三根高度均超过100米的倾斜桅杆组成。近日，大西洋船厂已完成了第一根碳纤维桅杆的制造。

        Orient Express, part of Paris-based hotel conglomerate Accor, has unveiled the world’s largest wind-assisted sailing ship. The ship’s hybrid propulsion formula will combine wind power with an engine running on LNG. The vessel, which will be able to accommodate 120 passengers, is scheduled to set sail in 2026. The project was developed in cooperation with compatriot shipbuilding company Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Orient Express Silenseas, a 220-meter-long sailing ship, will sail with SolidSail, a system developed by Chantiers de l’Atlantique. Three rigid sails with a surface area of 1,500 meters will be hoisted on a balestron rig, with three tilting masts reaching more than 100 meters high. Recently, the Saint Nazzaire-based shipyard completed the manufacturing of its first carbon-fiber mast.

carbon n. 碳 

美 \ˈkɑrbən\  英 \ˈkɑː(r)bən\

词根“carb-”意为“碳”，来源于拉丁语名词carbo, carbonis“煤”。

carbon-fiber mast n. 碳纤维桅杆

Tips：碳纤维桅杆是采用低密度、高强度的碳纤维复合材料制作成的桅杆。传统的金属桅杆质量大、强度低、稳定性不够好，碳纤维桅杆的重量只有不到铝合金桅杆的三分之二。桅杆自身大幅减重，桅杆和帆船的重心也会随之下降，从而改善船舶的稳性。