Electric
The sailing channels are full of amazing boats. What used to be the sailing magazines that my Dad would buy have been replaced by YouTube channels like Yachting World. Consistently they present, as if it were normal a world view that everyone will be buying a brand new boat and
Electric
As will be clear from many of our posts such as Zero Fossil Fuel Sailing and Electric Motor now or later we are against Diesel engines from a Sustainable view. And yes they fail on all aspects of Sustainable: * Environmentally: surely obvious! Fossil Fuels are incredibly destructive and we have
Appliances
This Yachting World article is heading in the right direction. Skippers’ tips: Bluewater sailing secrets of the million milers revealed Some key items such as reduced plastic and renewable energy get mentioned. I'm still desperate for them to connect the dots between all those parts and skills needed
Electric
So, if we do decide to fit an electric motor what are we looking at? We follow five sailing channels on Youtube who have fitted electric motors: * Spoondrifters: ELECTRIC SAILBOAT | Choosing an electric motor for your sailboat * Sailing Uma: Our Electric Motor (Electro-Beke, part 1) * Beau and Brandy: Cheap sailboat
Electric
In Zero Fossil fuel sailing and other posts we have written about a long term goal to replace the diesel inboard engine in Vida with an electric motor. That with a battery bank charged from renewable energy (regen from the propeller when sailing plus solar and wind electric generation). However,
