Sadly, Ruben Trane reported at the Annapolis show last month that the DSE project is essentially dead. I was sad to hear this, since I feel what it lacked in stylish looks, it made up in functionality, engineering and comfort. Maybe in the future he will come back to this, but for now, he seemed to feel his market is not ready for the hybrid yacht.
On the other hand, the Greenline is doing quite well. European (and Australian?) sales are quite good for a production vessel, and Annapolis Sail Yard has sold several in the past year. The new 40' model looks really nice. I think the design of the Greenline is very appealing to many boaters, and I just hope sales continue so the company stays around and keeps developing hybrid cruisers.
- Paul Artola
Ellicott City, Maryland
ICE for now, Electric someday!
--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, James Sizemore <james@...> wrote:
>
> Two companies are already in the 40 foot hybrid category:
> http://www.greenlinehybrid.com/
> http://www.dsehybrid.com/
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> I do not think it would be hard to beat the DSE in looks, one ugly boat. The Greenline is not a bad looking boat.
>
> In the pure electric category you might have stiffer competition http://www.solarwaterworld.de/en/products/yacht/suncat-46.html
>
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