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According to that video, they fold out of the way. I'm not sure if they currently fold on the real ones. The article mentions:
Which seems to imply they don't. Their solution of modifying ports to accommodate the sails might mean the folding aspect wasn't viable?
Not sure about this one example but working in the industry and following the development of wing sails the ones I've seen will fold one way or the other. This example in the article is probably a prototype or even experimental implementation to test the efficency.
Examples of folding sails in development: https://www.theoceanbird.com/oceanbird-wing-560/
https://terntank.com/2023/02/sail-into-the-future/