Thanks for the link Steve.
This is a very different boat. By specs, it is 102' x 49.5' and weighs in around 95 tons. Their fully deployed solar array is almost 5800 square feet! I haven't found any info about construction costs or estimated value.
In any case, this seems a little far removed from what what most of the board members are considering for their own boats. I personally have more of a chance to own an America's Cup challenger program. I also don't know if much of the technology translates to our size projects.
All of that said, I still think that it's neat to see someone pushing the limits...
Fair winds,
Eric
Marina del Rey, CA
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, Mike <biankablog@...> wrote:
>
> Steve:
> Â
> Yep, that's the one I'm thinking of. That's a lot of panels but, I see they are walking on them too. I'd be curious what panels they are using and/or how they mounted them so they don't break.
> Â
> Capt. Mike
> http://biankablog.blogspot.com
>
>
> --- On Mon, 2/14/11, Steve Dolan <sdolan@...> wrote:
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>
> From: Steve Dolan <sdolan@...>
> Subject: RE: [Electric Boats] Crossing the Altantic with solar power
> To: "electricboats@yahoogroups.com" <electricboats@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Monday, February 14, 2011, 1:44 PM
>
>
> Here you go Mike.
>
> http://planetsolar.org/
>
> Steve in Solomons MD
>
> From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto: electricboats@yahoogroups.com ] On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Monday, February 14, 2011 8:41 AM
> To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Crossing the Altantic with solar power
>
> Eric:
>
> There is a solar boat currently crossing the Pacific that has already crossed the Atlantic . Last I read they had just left the Galapagos heading for New Zealand . Not sure if it is the same boat or not. I'll try and find a link or maybe some one else has it.
>
> Capt. Mike
>
> http://biankablog.blogspot.com
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