€2.25 Million Electric Yacht Tour : Silent Yacht 55 

The kite wing can add 2 knots to the total speed

I want the 60 tri-level with kite. That would be my dream boat. I'd move aboard and never get off.

@@norarivkis2513 Same, the 62's are beautiful. I'd probably make the starboard aft cabin a separate lounge or workshop. Live in the owners cabin up top and still have 3 full suites for guests. I keep thinking about the regular 80 but I don't think I could manage it without help and I feel like finding a place to haul it out would be a bit harder to find and expensive as hell.

Totally agree!! 👌👌👌

There is an 80ft one.

It has but if you watch the captain's interview they had the generator on 24/7 (to generate enough power to cruise 24 hours a day) so that suggests the hull is capable but the solar power system is lazy-bay not globetrotter.

The carbon fuels used to build this boat far out exceeds the amount of energy it "saves" being electric. It's just a talking point for the owner to make them feel "green" and climate friendly.

@@darthkek1953 They set out in Feb into head winds and swells with a full crew to go to a Florida boat show so they had to keep to a time table . The motors were weaker back then 135w and they were using all systems cooking and heating air con. They still didnt use much fuel in the generators and they dont run full time they recharge/top up then switch off till they drop to a pre set. Then if solars not enough the generator cuts in again. Theres also the option of deploying an automated parra kite sail to assist in crossings 😎. If you need to run flat out the generator can support the constant draw.. Fold up booster panels could be placed on the fore deck sunning area or aft. 🤔 BYD blade cells are likely to be even safer and have better performance but the real jump will come with the switch to Na cells .. that need no Li or the other rare metals ...in fact they use Al so you save wt and cost over even Copper. 😎 As well as increased capacity and draw. The motors are virtually maintainance free and guaranteed for a number of years .. The generators sighted in the other hull tech compartment. So its quiet even running and runs at optimum performance not having to slow down or come under sudden transmission loads. The whole vessel is thoroughly insulated from heat and cold...as well as being well passively ventilated.

@@Brandon-ww9rk I don't know if anyone is buying a battery powered yacht to call it a green choice. Should've gone with a sailboat at that point. But it is a self-sustained boat and that is a good talking point imo.

@@clivestainlesssteelwomble7665 that's a massive wall of text and I'm not saying you're wrong, I'm just standing by the statement of fact that - to my knowledge - this company has yet to have a transatlantic sailing on solar power alone. Yes yes yes, "reasons". Perhaps one day they will do a full solar-only no-diesel crossing. But that day has not yet been arrived at.

That long walk between the fridge and cooktop, though! 😁

Solar panels are, at best, around 30% effective in their ability to turn captured photons into electricity. Not trolling, but curious about your statement re their efficiency and battery technology being the bottleneck.

@@BadYossa Certainly don't read it as trolling. Although the efficiency of solar panels has only increased from about 18% to (as you say) at best around 30%, the prices of these panels have dropped dramatically (about 90% in the last 25 years). Battery technology has taken a similar jump in affordability in terms of price, storage capacity and size. Hence the comment 'in a relatively cost effective manner;. Because of research into new battery technologies this is likely to accelerate too.

​@@davidfmelbourne3473 ​The problem is at the current rate of efficiency it still won't be able to sustain cruising without using the diesel engine all the time. The battery only lasts for an hour with top speed on the e power+ option, the solar cells only produce 50-60kw per day which will take forever to charge up the 300kw battery. It's probably better to wait a few years considering this is all rather new and improvement in ship design even without drastic leaps in solar tech and just reasonable gains in battery tech will have a big impact on the overall viability of the ship.

pen fees and the yearly haul out will make your eyes water

@@o0bananaman0o True. Personally they're no good to me anyway as i want something that can go inland a bit too and their beam is too wide for that. I also don't have 2 million quid haha.

@@N330AA this can probably get under low bridges though with the flybridge lid down

@@visionist7 Yeah but that beam won't get in many locks.

@@N330AA Yeah, it'll be a bit tight. Probably going to take up the entire width of the smallers ones I was in as a kid.

Assuming nothing breaks.. but electronics never break..

@@adamwilliams5426 compared to combustion engines, they hardly ever break, and its way way fewer of them

This exactly

@@adamwilliams5426 Fortunately they use a lot of Victron gear.

This Ship is slow AS hell

If you read about the new batteries Telsa, Toyota and others are testing, they are talking 250% to 500% more power storage in smaller, lighter, and more stable batteries.

Still, with this boat you will probably only use really little electricity in it's lifetime, maybe, if it's possible for the boat to send power back to the grid, it can even generate more then it have used all in all. That would be a lot of money saved on fuel and electricity, and a good help for global warming. And maybe regulations for diesel boats will be tougher in the coming years, so maybe this boat will keep a high used price better compared to diesel boats.

@@Jacob-uk4kl 'global warming' 😆😆🤣🤣😂😂

@@Ex-Pear-Rocker what are you being snide about? Do you think global warming isn't happening?

@@leticiaromano6054 Correct.. and even if it is, it's nothing to do with man.

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Hope you enjoy it!

@@AQUAHOLIC I sure did. Well done Nick. 😊 I was wondering whether you also might have been on the VisionF 80 next to this one. 😉

@@jmktf Of course! Stay tuned... 🙂

Stay tuned..! 🙂

Fuel costs are typically less than 10% of total running costs of a yacht. It’s still going to cost massive amounts to run, berth, insure and maintain.

No worries!

makes it so that nothing shadows the other panels.

There sure is! I forgot to show it... 😳

My pleasure!

I missed that! Going to go see it 😃

Would actually be very good in less hotter climates as well, i.e in Northern Europe you would normally use your boat most in the summer period and have a lot more hours with daylight generating lots of power for longer voyages!

I wonder how it handles extended periods of cloudy weather as can happen in the Caribbean during Hurricane Season. I’m guessing it’s not the best passage maker.

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That’s great!

The price is right there in the title of the video.

@@BillWalkerSD I just saw it... D'oh!

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me too!