First 100% Solar US Coast Guard Inspected Passenger Vessel
First 100% Solar Journey up the Inside Passage to Alaska
First 100% Solar cargo delivery on the Erie Canal
A Revolutionary Boating Experience, Powered by the Sun!
Do you feel relief when you turn off the diesel at the end of the day? Or when you raise your sails?
Do you love the sound of water rushing past your hull, listening to wildlife, and conversing normally?
What would it be like to never pay for fuel and be free of exhaust and petroleum altogether?
Our boats make cruising EASY by removing the tedious and unpleasant from boating. For example: never visit a fuel dock again, never change the oil or winterize your engine. Never mess with a clogged raw water strainer. Very few moving parts means very few things to break. All this adds up to low cost of operation, low cost of ownership, low PITA factor. All that means way more fun and way less stress. Isn’t that why you want a boat in the first place?
September 12, 5pm to 5:45pm, Innovation Stage
A presentation and panel discussion about the development of modern solar boating and exciting projects both planned and currently under construction. Panelists include solar-electric boat designers, builders, and owners with thousands of miles of solar powered cruising.
And the Bortons— They decided they needed to be the first to do that run, not only with electric propulsion but with solar-powered electric propulsion. So, heck—they just added some extra batteries and some extra solar panels and off they went. Two really brave, gutsy boys, those Bortons.”
It’s Official!
We’re Boat Geeks. Thanks to the good people at the Wooden Boat Show in Port Townsend, Alex had a great chat with host Darren O’Brien and discussed their completed 1400-mile trip to Alaska and back, without ever plugging in to shore power. They also discussed current projects and boats going into production. The Townsend 34 and Solar Sal 24 were topics of discussion.
From the Blog
Solar Boating 101 and our Journey to Alaska on the blog.
