"The Leopard 40, a product of South African boat builders Robertson & Caine, features a unique, modern design thanks to experienced naval architects Simonis and Voogd as well as Robertson & Caine's design team. She resembles her predecessors in speed, agility, and blue-water performance, but her enhancements include an increased hull volume and an innovative…
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AVENTURA 33 HYBRID
“The first results surpassed all of our expectations at the shipyard, concerning speed and even the range of the system. The acceleration is obviously greater than that of a diesel engine. Moreover, with the generator charging the batteries, you get more than 60 hours of battery life, that is to say 20 hours more than…
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12M ONE-OFF
The 12 m one-off is a self built and designed sailboat. It is currently sailing in Lake Näsijärvi. The length of the boat is 12m and the waterline length is about 10.5m. The width of the boat is 2.9m. The boat weighs about 7000kg of which 2200kg is keel weight. “I am very happy with…
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JEANNEAU SUN 2500
Introduced in 2005, the Jeanneau Sun 2500 was designed by Olivier Petit and the Jeanneau design office as a fast small coastal cruiser. Practical Boat Owner magazine have described the Sun 2500 as having “…sufficient power to make rapid coastal passages, while it’s centreplate reduces its draught to 0.68 metres when you want to creep…
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FINN EXPRESS 83
The Finn Express 83 is a small sailing yacht designed by the finnish designer Eivind Still in the 1980s. The boats were constructed in the period of 1981-1986. They are considered as very reliable and fast. This particular Finn Express 83 or ElecTrip as it is more commonly known is owned by the Helsinki University…
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X-YACHTS X-302
The X-Yachts X-302 is a light and fast cruiser racer in the X-Yachts range. The 30ft X-302 were manufactured between 1994 and 2004. 117 were built. This particular one, the S/Y Sarastus, originally had a diesel engine that was replaced with our Oceanvolt SD8.6 in the winter of 2012. You can see the whole installation…
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ARCONA 380 Z
“Sailing with El’ectra is pure fun. The boat has fantastic sailing performance already as such, but when the wind begins to die off and ends, the motor sailing starts and later turns into “solar motoring”. The range of the battery pack has never been an issue on El’ectra even if the 14kWh could be seen…
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GRAINGER RAKU 48
The Raku 48 (Zaba2) is a 48’ fast modern cruising catamaran. The design was commissioned to Grainger Designs, it is based on a modified Barefoot / Raku designs. Zaba is design 214. The aim was to create a fast boat with all the amenities of a modern home. One of the main features is fossil…
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60 FT CUSTOM ELECTRIC CATAMARAN
The 60 ft custom electric catamaran has been powered with two 15kW electric propulsion motors, a 20kW DC generator and a 20kW Super-B battery pack. Technology used in 60 ft custom electric catamaran: Boat Yard: Duven Composite Boat waterline length: 60 ft Boat weight: 11000 kg Electric motor system: 2 x Oceanvolt SD15 Electric motor…
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DELPHIA 33.3
"Throwback to sailing season 2023! A bit unusual for us, motoring one full leg in Archipelago National Park due to almost windless weather. Enjoying the silence; you can hear the birds singing! Now on dry dock, sheltered from the Finnish winter, s/y LaNube (and the crew) are awaiting our 9th season of clean sailing." – Owners of s/y LaNube The Delphia 33.3 is a…
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CHINESE SAILING JUNK
A chinese sailing junk is an ancient Chinese sailing ship design still in use today. This particular chinese sailing junk was built and designed by MarineXO in China. It is 10,5m long and has a twin Oceanvolt SD8.6 installation together with batteries. TECHNOLOGY USED CHINESE SAILING JUNK: Shipyard: MarineXO Boat length: 10,5 m Beam: 2.10…
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BLU30
The sailing yacht blu30 has been created on the “drawing board” of the design office NAVAL DESIGN in Lucerne in collaboration with america’s cup sailor Christian Scherrer. The design brief described a modern daysailor optimized for short crew and single handed lake sailing. The blu30 has been constructed at the yard of Dominik Schenk in Ermatingen…
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VOYAGE 45 DC
The Voyage 45 DC is a Catamaran Cruises Mauritius owned and operated charter catamaran installed with two 15kW Oceanvolt electric motors. Technology used in Voyage 45 DC Boat type: Voyage 45 DC Owner: Catamaran Cruises Mauritius Length: 13.6m ft Beam: 7.65m m Weight: 7200 kg Draft: 1.1 m Mast height: 18.9m Electric motor system: 2 x…
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ISLAND SPIRIT
The Island Spirit is a charter catamaran installed with two 10kW (SD10) Oceanvolt electric sail drive motors and a 20kW lithium battery pack. Technology used in Island Spirit: Boat Manufacturer: Island Spirit Multihulls Electric motor system: 2 x Oceanvolt SD10 Electric motor system nominal power: 2 x 10kW Electric motor system voltage: 48 V Electric…
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ELECTRIC FISKARI
The electric Fiskari is a traditional Finnish wooden fishing motor boat built by Kaakon Vene and equipped with an Oceanvolt AX5 electric shaft drive motor. Why did you choose the Oceanvolt electric motor system? "Nice design, domestic and recommended by friends." How is the system performing? "Very well, even the AX3 would have been enough for…
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