The story about Las Gaviotas is one about a visionary guy who didn’t let himself get stopped by other peoples opinion. He didn’t waiver from his goal and his vision just because it wasn’t going fast enough. Or because..
Year: 2024
How far can we go? Electrically…
With cars, everyone started talking about range anxiety. Which proved out to less of an issue, especially here in the Netherlands, then we thought it would be. For boats, it seems everyone needs to take care of charging..
Vetus e-line
Since I have been working on boats, and renovating very old recuse sloop from a large container ship, my goal has been to make it fully sustainable, clean and silent. That has been a challenge, to say the..
Swiss lakes ban…
…the two strokes engines and favor the electric propulsions We have taken this article from our friends at Groove Boats. “Swiss law on inner water navigation (“ordonnance sur la navigation intérieure – ONI, article 166 al 22) limited..
PlanetSolar continues
PlanetSolar has circumnavigated the world as the first solar powered boat. She has been discussed here mor than once before, see for example this post about PlanetSolar. She is a magnificent catamaran, covered in solar panels and can..