ðə tˈɜːbəsˌeɪl wʌz fˈɜːst dɪvˈɛləpt ɪn ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ skˈeɪl ˌæplɪkˈeɪʃən baɪ ʒˈækˈiːv kˈaʊstoʊ hˌuː kəmˈɪʃənd ðɪ ˈælsɪˌoʊn tə tˈɛst ðə kˈɑːnsɛpt ɪn pɹədˈʌkʃən.
The turbosail was first developed in a large scale application by Jacques-Yves Cousteau who commissioned the Alcyone to test the concept in production.