Solar Yacht: Silent Yachts 55 Technical Tour
SILENT-YACHTS was founded with a vision of significantly reduced cost of yacht ownership to explore the ocean in sustainable luxury through innovative clean technology.
The first and only ocean going production yachts in the world which are powered by solar energy, Silent Yachts unlock the possibility of unlimited range, almost zero emissions, and greatly reduced maintenance requirements.
Noiseless, and self-sufficient, all energy production is done on board. From propulsion, navigation, and even the household equipment everything is powered by the sun.
The solar electric drivetrain means an absence of vibration, noise, and smell, and provides total self sufficiency on this solar boat.
As electric power is transforming the automotive world, with EV adoption rates growing at about 60% each year, Silent Yachts is poised to ride the wave of technological advancements in motor efficiency and improvements in battery storage technology.
Silent Yachts might just be an early entrant in an entirely new category of electric yachting, oft attempted but rarely pulled off so gracefully in a fully functional production ready catamaran that is gorgeous inside and out.
The Silent 55 for sale price is towards the end.
This electric boat is in a catamaran configuration. It is a solar boat. It is one of the best yachts in the world. It would be really cool for sailing la vagabonde to check out this solar sailboat.
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0:00 Solar Yacht Intro
0:49 Electric vs Gas
1:11 Meet Silent Yacht’s Technical Director
1:39 Solar Roof
2:02 Battery
2:50 Motor
3:55 Performance
4:31 Nav Station
5:08 Household
6:22 Transatlantic Journey
7:20 Configurations
8:40 Other Models
8:56 Maintenance
9:32 Electric Boats vs Cars
10:19 Communications
10:35 Backup Generator
11:11 Price and Conclusion
11:48 Specs and Extended Tour
Would love to live in a yacht like this... Solid home, rooms for guests but not too much, can travel literally anywhere... it's lovely. :]
I’m docked 100 yards from this boat. It’s beautiful. A crew member is hosing off the solar panels. My 40’ cat uses no diesel either, as long as the wind blows in the right direction.
it looks clean in person doesn’t it? I like the blue tint on the windows.
Don't understand people's idea of it's too slow. The point is to be out in the ocean and enjoy the peace. When you finally get to an island or something you can enjoy yourself there.
this boat cannot be out in any ocean, only could do island hopping in fine weather in coastal waters during daytime. It cannot sail 90 nm offshore.
Wrong. This boat already crossed the atlantic. Do Research before you give stupid answers full of jalouse
@@liuwei3102 Dude multiple solar boats have gone across the ocean. Its a boat as long as it doesn't sink it can handle storms and stuff. Otherwise what would sail boats do during a storm when they can't move themselves away.
It is too slow. You need the speed for bad weather. When the clouds are coming I wanna get straight outta there and not cruise with 3 knots in the storm! What's the point of having a solar yacht when you can get a sail yacht cheaper, faster ,more reliable and on top of it more economic
@@kek207 What is the windspeed at which you have to pull in the sail's, just curies. Looks like sailing with the sun for me, more sun more speed and no moving parts but the shaft and propeller
It makes me dream of what it would be like to sail the sea in one of these. I wish I was young enough and rich enough.
By a 30k tri/cat with solar wind powered sails, cheaper than replacing the batteries every 6 years, this is a rich mans boat
Rob Gerst Where are you located?
@@ElectricFuture INDIA
The hell do you mean young enough, there's no deadline put on fulfilling your dreams. I have planned out my life to get a similar yacht and modify it to sail by myself and travel around the world, it's going to take me 15+ years from the point where i am right now. You can find a way to do stuff if you commit yourself to it.
Rob Gerst I’ll invite you on a cruise when I hit the lotto
FYI I lost my drone in the ocean during the making of this film. RIP Drone ☹️ Approximate location, water depth 14 feet. Welcome to try and find it: Near Biscayne Bay, Florida goo.gl/maps/uRpvzkpz63hTDZPr8 DJI Mavic Pro
Electric Future ,, let me guess, battery problem.
You re 1443234566 number in line, who lost their drone in ocean. Wtf. Do you realyze that not so much pictures of drone from oceans. "drone want to break free" :)))
Pilot error
Moment of silence.....
No floatly over water??? Pretty dumb...
I do like this setup for non sailors. Those who don't want to learn how to run a sail rig. The speed isn't an issue at all as most large mono hulls run at similar ranges. This would be a great boat for someone who wants to cruise the Caribbean but dosen't want to do around the world cruising. Great vid!
The most perfect yacht I’ve seen
thats the most perfect mustache i’ve ever seen. Cheers Stehura 🍻
thank you for fair and NO BS review!! there a ppl thinking you need couple of panels and nobody can catch u 24*7) ))
Solar price has come down a lot. When storage of power follow, this set up makes perfect sense.
Solar panels need to be more efficient for this to be viable, not enough sq footage to generate the power needed.
Dim Sum how much is the price
@@TobyCostaRica did ya watch the video dumbass?
@@samtatenumber1 hahahhahah
The yacht from Solar Impact has larger batteries and an even better hull shape.
The Future of Yachting! 👏🏼 Thank god I never had the money to spend it on a Overblue. All options still open.
Thank you for chapters Thank you for 60FPS
I can definitely see the value of totally silent propulsion, although I don't think fuel cost is big at displacement speeds. I only fill my sailboat's diesel tank every two years. The part I can see as a plus is the total silence. Most people agree the best time on a sailboat is when the sails are pulling and the engine is shut off. Beautiful silence.
i grew up sailing with my dad, and you hit it on the head. the minute when the boat settles in . gets happy and picks up a little heel, its just magic.
Maybe the sail version is the best option even if the guy says it is the worst. You could charge the batteries with shore power and use the electric motors only around the mooring or when the wind drops, otherwise use the sails predominantly. The panels can power the creature comforts. Just a sail boat really but with lower maintenance motors.
Sure would love to see the 80 footer on here. 👍😁
Design and test this yacht probably equal fun driving it around Earth.
I think you’re right about that
Beware the pirates
@@jasongooden917 Americans would just mount 50 caliber machine guns on the side
I love this boat! It's really fabulous! No fuel anymore. And silent. Chapeau!
Did you see the same video as me? Where did you see "no fuel anymore"? This boat can go 6 knots for 60 minutes under its own power under absolutely ideal conditions with full battery. And had no sails. What do you think happens after that? The zillionaire on-board waits two days to recharge to go another 7 miles? No. They burn diesel the rest of the way like everyone else. These solar panels come at the cost of sails. That is a grave cost.
@@deltafunction0 get a life
Gorgeous. I would spend a lifetime traveling.
THAT is MY kind of Yacht! BRAVO!
If I ever win the lotto, I will buy one and live on it full time
Me too
And me
I didn't know they had electric yachts. I think this is the best one I have seen electric or other wise. I love the style and simplicity of it.
love the yuengling black & tans in the fridge :D
I’m soo in love in this yacht.
Wonderful video! So nicely filmed and presented. This is the first time I have heard of kite propulsion, but I love it! well-done! I have subscribed!
Same!
I'm for sure going to own one of those sweethearts in the future!
Been watching videos about boats for a while now and this is the closest to what I'm looking for. In 10 years I still won't be able to afford this one, but it gives me hope that my perfect boat may some day become a reality
very cool boat! I love that you can sail by wind as well.
sails would block the sun from panels, but you could figure out a way to have the sails pulling the boat, the way spinnakers do.
No you can't. There are no sails here. In fact the host said if there were sails, it would cover up the solar panels. So no. Sail or solar, pick one but not the other.
Solar Yacht: I am gonna make a video about this amazing solar boat Weather: hold my clouds
was not ideal filming conditions
@@stko6615 So how much did it cost you then
Include the 10 foot waves and hell balls.
Sail boats are at the mercy of weather, too. It's not some shocking revelation
Sail boat: I am gonna make a video about this amazing sail boat Weather: hold my winds... I mean literally, I'm going to hold my winds...
I look forward to seeing it complete a circumnavigation race! It clearly sets a new standard in extended off the grid adventures!
And it would get creamed in a race. Condo - cats are slow. And the propulsion system is fine for slow traveling short distances.
@@stevenf927 If it can do 17knotts thats a lot faster than some so called performance yatchs and you could make it go faster just by sacrefising space in the hulls or extending the hull water line .... and stripping out all wt Like racing boats.. but i sure as hell wouldnt want to live for weeks or months on one. This is your holliday or full time off grid home and window on the world. EV motors just trash ICE motors In so many ways thats why the first vehicle to reach a 100kph 60mph was electric.. they can run in reverse and even run regen and an average bloke can man handle one in and out a boat try doing that with a 250-600 hp equivalent diesel engine. If you want fast, look at the foiling electric launches which use 2/3 less power when foiling than a displacement hull. 🤷♂️ If you want a race sail boat there are already Katanas etc being built with hybrid and limited electric systems.. Telescopic rigid wing sails are probably more efficient than trad, sails and given some materials advances a lot less hassel.
MAN, this is a DREAM! I would travel the world on 1 knot per hour. CHOO CHOO M'fers, HERE COMES THE SLOWBOAT RIDING ON IT'S FREE POWER!
Amazing technology, will get even better as solar panels become more efficient
@@vec306 Graphene Batteries.
@@EternallyGod Who says they wont. Lets put it this way, the Graphene batteries should be smaller, lighter and take more charge. Even if they're just smaller and lighter it has to be an improvement.
@@EternallyGod Why are you so aggressive? It's OK to have solar panels but without the battery to hold the energy created there's no point. The two work together, in my uneducated opinion. So get off your high horse. You sound like a right belter, and I would suspect you don't have many friends with your attitude. You, my angry friend, are lacking common sense and should learn how to speak to people.
@@EternallyGod Minecraft, wrong, wrong, wrong I'm not a young nerd like you. So why are you so aggressive?
@Tessa Thank you very much. He'll accuse you of being "uneducated" next. He's just a troll.
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Electric just isnt there yet ... getting there but not quite yet
I can’t wait to see what kind of electric yachts will have available 10 years from now
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Very cool! More solar yachts please! 👍
Compact, Smart, Efficient, and beautiful.
E Next video maybe show the deployment and retrieval of the kite sail.
This model was not equipped with a kite option.
Electric Future I understand that but maybe the next video you can do one that is equipped with a kite sail.Would love to see it in action on a Silent yacht.And sorry about your drone
Definitely will film the kite if I get the opportunity
Electric Future I’ve never seen any video of this alleged kite sail. I wrote silent yachts and they linked me to some small company that had videos of initial tests of a prototype that was not ready for production by a long shot.
@@RogerWilco1 I found this similar idea in production: kzhead.info/sun/o72vZs9teF-he58/bejne.html
Even though i cant afford one, im still waiting for the owners of those to film their voyages and share the insights, like.. real owners..
you can totally make this yourself, if you really want it
Very informative video. Gives an insight to electric powered travel via marine routes. Thank you!
That was my goal. Thanks Jagath
But for marine travel, wouldn't sails be more efficient than solar powered electric motors? The host himself said sails can't work on such a vessel because of this.
I will never be able to afford a boat like this. However, I fully appreciate the tech and scope of sailing something like this. Happy Trails
That sounds like so much money but then I remember how much a house costs. I would way prefer to live on a yacht like this.
I'm sure yacht maintenance is considerably higher than an average house.
got any idea how much mooring are ,trying to think what it would be like on a rough day ,stay in your house and buy a jet ski much more fun.
You're not factoring maintenance costs.
@@KentSpain85 Silent yachts like this have about the same kind of maintenance as a regular house, except, you don't have to pay for the electric bill, so... technically, it's better than a house. :P
if a yacht is better than a house then why dont you see the average person buying yachts instead of houses? the target demographic for yachts are millionaires. they're a luxury
Good direct Infos on this beast
Beast? You mean POS. A sailboat is 4X as fast...
Great. No Bling Bling, nice concept. 👍
Love the electric sailing!
To translate what he said about how much torque each motor produces: 3700ft/lbs EACH! And it fits in a tiny storage compartment!!! This is incredible and is the future! The one place where battery weight is really not a problem is a yacht or large ship like this!
pretty much the perfect yacht, not cheap, but worth every penny....IMO
checkout the website and the warranty. It is better than most new home warranties.
I don't think 5-6 knots the perfect yacht. In the real world I don't see anyone sailing this thing across the ocean.
Roy Moon I an other vid, Silent Yachts said that with maximum speed of 4 knots, you can sail 24/7 without the generator (if the days are sunny OC). And adding the kityake, well that will top up the speed depending of the wind. For me that sounds all nice
@@chukwow5738 Google show the Gulf stream cam reach speeds of 5.6 knts.
Roy Moon That’s excellent when you go from the US to Europe. You just follow the stream and don’t have to care about areas with no wind😎. And when going the other direction, you simply avoid it and turn on the generator when you cross it. Well, I honestly don’t think the boats purpose is to make passages on a daily basis. It’s possible to make long passages, but when at destination it is (according to me) an ideal vessel to island hop. I see it like convenient as a motorboat with advantages of a sailboat.
That was v informative, largely because the guy was refreshingly frank.
Very cool the speed is perfect. It's a yacht not a speed boat, it's about the journey not the destination, that's what planes are for.
Seems like deployable wind turbines would be a great asset for all the small stuff.
I agree and maybe higher altitude wind generators would be even better kzhead.info/sun/o72vZs9teF-he58/bejne.html
They already do. Modern sailboat yachts are equipped diesel engines, wind turbines & battery banks for redundancy.
Small Wind turbines to generate electricity while it's docked or there's no sunshine. Possibly help power the lights?
@@maryormb1742 I'm assuming that's why OP said "deployable" wind turbines. Meaning that the wind turbines could be folded, retracted, or collapsed in some way when in motion.
Great idea , the drag coefficient would create more energy than would be lost
I would live in this!
I looked at the Silent Yachts website and at least on the 50 footer they use a pod-drive setup. Something they _DON'T_ list for any of their models is the "air-draft" or bridge clearance. If it's under 15 feet this would be _THE_ perfect "Looper" boat. The power configuration that _I_ would want is: 2x 50kW motors, 300kWh (or larger) battery bank and 150kWh genset.
Simply amazing!👍
One of the best technical tours of this boat I have seen. Thank you. Am I correct in hearing that it can cruise @ 6knots for 60 miles until the batteries are empty?
Yes I believe so.
It can probably cruise at 6knots indefinately as long as the sun is shining and giving them 10kW. But they I notice all up he is pretty sly and doesn't actually say. It could be that you can cruise at 6 knots using 10kW from solar, and 20kW from batteries. Who knows. Why does he have a 150kW electric motor? Most likely this is boat is used for 1 hour trips and thats it.
Motivation. I will own one of these.
It only goes 6 knots. If your going to dream, dream better. 1.5 million for the worst one.
@@johnarizona3820 The average speeds attained by sailing catamarans would be quite similar, especially taking into account that sailing quite often involves tacking, etc., to make effective use of wind. With the electric motors this catamaran would be very similar to sailing (no engine noise, just wind and water) with the advantage of a more direct path, making this craft faster than sailing at similar speeds.
Henry Nymann except that you would be running your generator all the time. Solar only gives you 5 knots for 5.5 hours a day. That’s fine if that fits your range requirements. But sailboats can cross oceans faster without using as much fuel.
@@RogerWilco1 From Silent Yachts: "A SILENT yacht can cruise up to 100 miles a day without fuel, permanently and for weeks featuring virtually unlimited range. SILENT solar power systems feed the electric propulsion of the catamarans (short term speed up to 20kn) and all household energy needs." Granted, to do only 100 miles per day for a full day means travelling at around 4 miles per hour. But, that would be always in a straight line, and non-stop. Also, multi-day passages are only sporadically done, for the purpose of getting to another destination where one would stay for a while.
I'd rather make one
Cool ! Love the Kite set up one the best !
I would be soooo content with this cat. Awesome!
I absolutely love this little ship! I could never afford one, but it is beautiful.
The boat is amazing, but did you see that dolphin at 10:18 ?? :)
I saw it
Amazing and beautiful build. Well done
Amazing boat! I'm saving up money for one!
The interior looks sterile like an IKEA showroom. I'm impressed by how far the tech has come though.
I would add a folding wind turbine to extend the power!
wind turbine for windy day and solar for sunny makes sense.
@@rhianngacusan1227 That's a very wise decision.
It's already been done just on a smaller scale ! kzhead.info/sun/Zaqbd6-JmYmijJs/bejne.html
I was thinking the same thing every time he talked about needing the generator. Sure you want it still, but a few smaller wind turbines on the back or such to snag maybe another few KW hours of power.
Wind turbines are prone to break down, take more room then it’s solar power counterpart, and caused drag making the boat less efficient.
This is interesting tech for a couple reasons: 1) Pretty soon we'll have batteries that hold twice the capacity. 2) Lighter weight composites using graphene might make it possible to put this boat on hydroplanes. Then you do your Bahamas trip at 25 knots instead of 6 knots.
Nice concept. I'm looking forward to 20%+ efficiency solar sails. That would be a great combination.
Yea. Sails made of thin film collectors that can be furled and unfurled and a regenerative motor would be optimal.
Beats buying a home for the same price. Live on the sea!! 😊
Just have to watch out for the pirates.
Sail boats: I am a joke to you?
Silent Yachts: ......
Narrowboat:......
Sail boats cant always sail in the right direction instead zig zaging in close reach. Plus this would allow helm inside the cabin completely out of all weather without the need to be working and changing sails in dangerous storms, at night etc.
@@ryukotsu4594 why not both than
@@ryukotsu4594 i believe some modern sail boats offer full helm control
I would like to see magnetic motors and their usage and the technical aspects of it and applications I would love to have one on a boat thank you for the silent yard video I want one clear concise great video
Great boat, Nova Luxe Yachts has a few solar options as well.
To the "real sailors". Think about how many days you spent waiting for the right winds and how much hours you travel on engines during Atlantic crossing for example? I know for sure one crossing which took 600 h of engines running?!?!
Think about it this thing could technically do an anchorles moorage
very nice catamaran for the Carribean well done!!
I just saw a video about this on Kara and Nate’s KZhead channel!! Silent Yachts look amazing!!
Hmm if only there were a way to combine this electric drive system with wind powered propulsion to increase daily range.
It’s called a sailboat. Yes people do this. You still want a diesel generator of course.
@@-John-Doe- I was being sarcastic m8.i am fully aware sailboats exist.
Yes sail boat but you do what they did on the black pearl but not sails as such those bendable panels on top of the sail so you also get sun and wind in one shot then when you fold down the sail you have your deck full of panels like it is.
You can achieve better propulsion using worm gears engine which will give you extra York,power even with less solar panels;!
kite
Sooo can this be used to sail the 7 seas? I mean like from from Florida to Japan or Korea or what
Ok, I hope in my dreams I own one of these majestic, I'm so in love with it, especially the huge solar and those batteries. 🥰
Be autonomous with free energy supplies, to travel all around the world, that's a nice promise for the future. Electric Future you show us one of the best tubes if not the best to inspire us of a brighter future world, that's why I share it on the FaceBook group "Future World" and hope that will increase the number of your subscribers to be with us for even longer.
The fuel savings are pretty nice, if you can afford to buy one in the first place $$$
What fuel savings? You pay millions to start.
John Arizona it’s kinda weird, $750 to go to Bahamas at high speed, but this boat can’t make it there at 17 knots on its batteries. Free fuel if you go slow- but then the power boat will be pretty cheap if it went slow. On the other hand this boat isn’t that much more expensive to buy than the powerboat.
@@RogerWilco1 It's not 750 at high speed though. You might have been mistaken by the video they showed of a yacht at high speed, but they calculated the $750 with a "2000rpm cruise". Cruising rpm is the most efficient rpm for that particular engine, which would probably be around 5 to 7 knots. When you drive a gas powered boat that size at higher speed you are looking at a much higher fuel consumption, and I mean waaaaayyy higher.
same same for EVs
@@jsmit9484 A Freeman 47 and 37 will cruise at 40-60mph while burning 1.3-0.8 gph.
Why not compensating with wave propulsion and wind turbine or a kite?
@Billy West at 5-6 knots, wind turbines wouldn't create drag. In fact the wind may be blowing faster than that from the aft, such that the turbines are charging facing the rear of the boat, even while underway. I'd add 2-4 turbines, depending on size, placement, and efficiency. Typically when there isn't any sun on the water, there's wind. This would help whether stationary or on the move, day or night.
@Billy West Don't be negative. Wind turbines would be a great addition in certain conditions like when anchored or if you have a big tail wind as he mentioned. I thought similar about both having a wave generator power system and wind turbines.
@Billy West You're completely incorrect. I suggest you look at others that actually do live on their boats and they have small wind turbines and they say they work great. If you've actually worked in any such related field as you claim, I feel bad for you. Not sure if you realize that when people live on their boat, the boat is most often not moving and the wind is blowing... Imagine being anchored in a bay for weeks or months and the wind blowing while you aren't going anywhere... Also when in motion the massive sails collecting wind moving the sailboat forward easily make up for the tiny drag by one or two small wind turbines. Common sense guy.
I was going to suggest a skysail, but you already got there ahead of me. It seems to me that the automated wing is the perfect sail for this sort of solar boat.
Lovely. One day maybe we can go around the world powered by the sun
Imagine having sails made of solar panels so you could use wind and sun at the same time.
I feel like that would be the ultimate goal, but we need to make super flexible solar cells before that happens. We already have flexible ones, but they can only bend so much
@@scottydo5282 flexibility isn't necessary for sails, Google "wingsails"
Those already exist but their efficiency is around ~10%. if that.
Of course if you had sails you wouldn't need that much area of solar panels, simply enough to top off your cruising/marina motor. Of course you could just plaster the deck with solar panels like this as well, the Sun will only be blocked on part of the deck anyways by the sail, and in the case of no wind, bring down the sail and all the panels can charge up.
Hell on top of that wrap the hull im solar panels also lol, wont be as efficient but one side of the time but would help .
amazing. Can't wait to see them implement Hydropower with fuelcells instead of that combusiton engine. Would produce drinking water on top of storing energy for that long range.
Brilliant!!
Great design. I want the 80 footer!
I wouldn't say it's gorgeous. The interior is plain with low-end finishes. There's a lot of potential though.
most of these boats get pimped up after its sold.
sounds like they should call it the "slow 55"
@@uputku if you consider 8 knots fast, yes. But you can go faster, cheaper, more efficient with a sail boat/ catamaran
@@kek207 It's aimed at a completely different public with a completely different set of skills. And the point of such a boat is to enjoy the ocean. If you want to go fast, use a car or a plane.
@@uputku yes but the problem is: sailboats are designed to last more than 20 years. This thing is done after 5-10 years. Why? The battery technology is advancing at quite a fast pace. Why would you want to buy that if you can go cheaper, faster and more efficient once solid state batteries come out?
@@uputku yeah thats true but people who can spend 2 million dollars on that thing will have enough money for a crew man who does the work for you. That's the problem. Why would you wanna use the power of the sun? It's slow, unreliable and inefficient. Wind however is almost always there. So what's the point of having a solar boat if you have to use your diesel generator to get from point A to point B?
FusionFall If you’re amazed by the space/floor plan, most catamarans (power or sail) of that size use the exact same layout. I think it’s a cool proof of concept, but I would wait for better things to come.
Love this!!!!
Good for coastal cruising and using in sunny areas. Not practical up north. Great to see technology in solar growing and the use of long life electric motors....would be fun to have in Miami let the Bahamas!!!
It looks like the interior living spaces of this boat was designed by electrical engineers. Needs an interior design that makes it look and feel with some degree of creativity .
Yeah this is a boat by engineers, not interior designers. Very cold and utilitarian. For 1.5 mil, I want a fully solar boat AND a gorgeous boat.
But I love the practicality :O No need for that designer crap
@@MichaelNNY It's not really a boat by engineers either, just listen to the video again, the engineer clearly explains why solar isn't good for boats and why this boat requires a diesel motor to actually go anywhere. I'd call this a marketing gimmick boat where the sales people thought they could sell a "solar yacht" to people that didn't know any better.
I liked it. Do not like the ornaments and kitsch of many regular yachts.
I absolutely these boats, interested in one day getting a silent 60. The cost around 2.2+ but they do need to bump up their "intererior" for what they are charging. It's nice, but it's still looks like a floating Ikea.
Imagine what will happen when Solar panels get to 60% efficiency?
I think panels already exist which are approaching that efficiency, the issue being the increased cost
The ISS panels are still the most efficient out there and they are about 40% and they don't even have atmospheric disturbances to deal with
That looks so cool !!😎
Very Nice, Its perfect for James Bond Break on the beautiful Ocean
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I love to live in it . I would sell my house for it.
The way of the future, I can't wait to see a solar powered airplane. Just think since you are flying above the clouds it's endless sunshine which equals endless power.
They already flew trans-Global back in 2015.
Great I’ll put my order in ,,, 🤙
Cost of a jet and speed of a bicycle, almost as slow as my apartment.
Can you use an extension cord??
you could
You could for the first hundred feet or so.
Ok, I like it ! This will do great 👍🏻.
Great idea to beat the cost of fuel and extend the cruising and live aboard capabilities. Yamaha has just introduced the most powerful electric motors, that could be a real boon to this yacht. I would suggest that the cabins or Spartan and need a serious interior design with some fine wood finishes. The tri-decker enclosed is a winner. Great advance in the marine world. 🙏🐻
Beating the cost of fuel would buch better done with sails. This boat as the narrator said can do 7mph for one hour under its own power. After that it's diesel. Where are the sails? Sorry, but sails work better for boats than solar. Do you really wanna spend a long distance trip going 7 miles, stopping yo fully recharge (who knows how long that takes) and the going another 7 miles? For the whole trip? Otherwise you're burning diesel like all the other yachts. This is a farce. This is a diesel yacht with auxiliary solar power at best.
:44 secs dolphin makes brief appearance .
10:18 Little dolphin I thought it was a seal at first run though!
Him: Affordable yachts. Me: Price check... 1.68 million Euros. Me: BAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA BAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAA
Top of the line, highest efficiency solar PV panels at 23% from SunPower. Very nice! I have 10 of the 335 watt SunPower panels on my garage which produce 6,000 kilowatt hour annually. They are also Cradle to Cradle Certified for clean disassembly and re-manufacturing. Our renewably powered circular economy in action.
Very impressive!