In March 2021, the Ever Given, a 400-meter container ship, found itself across the Suez Canal for a week, blocking 422 boats and 10% of world trade. On top of being difficult to handle, ships like the Ever Given are responsible for 3% of CO2 emissions worldwide, a figure destined to increase by 2050. Yet a natural and free alternative is available: the wind. In Brittany, Grain de Sail, a French roaster, chocolatier and organic wine carrier is betting on it to cross the Atlantic.

Photos by Joseph Gallix

Fair Winds (french)

Published in : So Good #5, Summer 2022