This is actually an update of an older idea that was shelved for cargo ships after oil prices dropped after the 1973 oil crisis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DynaRig

The fancy sailing yacht Maltese Falcon, commissioned by the deceased billionaire VC Tom Perkins (of Kleiner Perkins fame), was built with that design:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maltese_Falcon_(yacht)

Here is a book on the boat:

https://www.amazon.com/Mines-Bigger-Extraordinary-Greatest-S...

I warmly recommend the book on Tom Perkins' yachting life: https://www.amazon.com/Mines-Bigger-Extraordinary-Greatest-S...

It was a fantastic read. Taught me much about the man, early SV life and, of course, yachts.