[Electric Boats] Vaka sailboats

 

Has anyone been following the progress of the 7 Polynesian sailboats that have been sailing from New Zealand to San Diego? http://www.pacificvoyagers.org/ I sailed down to Monterey from Santa Cruz this weekend (3 hrs of motorsailing then 2 hrs of regenerating)and was treated to the sight of a Vaka sailing near the Monterey Harbor as we pulled in.

I had a chance to talk to a few of the crew and to my surprise the auxiliary power (required for entry into USA ports according to one of the crew) are two retractable 10kw electric motors. They have a large solar display on each of the boats and can motor at 2.5 knots with solar alone. There are also batteries on-board that they can recharge when sailing 4+ knots.

Sound familiar,

I'll add a photo of one of the Vaka's beached

Mark
Santa Cruz

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