Wow – that is amazing. Can't wait to see the photos/videos you take. Is it solar powered?
Hi Jackie, yes it is solar powered. There is a 24V, lithium-ion battery bank that is used to run all the systems on the boat, so we need to have a way to recharge the batteries. The solar panels is one method, they can put out about 750 watts. There is also a hydro generator. Because the boat is so fast, we can lower a small water driven turbine off the back to generate about 600 watts of hydo-electricity as we are sailing. Then there are the two 55HP engines, one in each hull that can charge the batteries via their alternators. Because of the fast charging capabilities of the lithium batteries, we can design the boat to not need a generator, which saves about 450kg of weight. I'll describe how all that works in a blog post.
This is really fascinating to me – just keep sending the info, I love it.