At Sun Powered Yachts we hope to inspire and inform yacht owners on the benefits of going solar with SunPower & Maxeon. We're here to answer any questions you may have.
With a background in sailing & solar, and also from living off-grid for 11 years in Hawaii, we have the knowledge to help you with your solar install. Find out more about us
In 2021-2022 we spent 15 months as a family living aboard our sailboat, a Dufour 382 sailing from Corsica to Cancun and more recently to Florida & Bahamas. An intrepid adventure of over 7,000NM visiting 12 countries along the way. We're available for solar consultations with SunPower & Maxeon panels in stock in the USA ready to fulfill orders.
Aloha, Katie & Lyall
Choose your Maxeon® solar panel bundle
Fixed frame panel bundles
Visit our shop for flexible & fixed frame bundles*
*At Sun Powered Yachts we only sell premium cosmetic quality SunPower® E-Flex panels.
Our inventory is warehoused in Arizona, please visit our shipping policy for full details
We are committed that 1% of your order with us goes directly to support the Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project (PMDP) in Hawaii.
The 2024 clean up season began in April with a 19-day mission to Midway Atoll
removing an incredible 70,080 lbs of marine debris!
Have you heard about the Federal Tax Credits that you could take advantage of for going solar on your boat? Yes, your boat!
Do you have a head, galley & bunk aboard? Then you may qualify and the Federal Tax Credit has now gone back up to 30% of the total cost to put your solar system in place.
This can include solar panels, controllers, wiring, labor etc. and can now more easily include batteries - maybe time for that lithium upgrade to Battle Born
SunPower Advantages
Silent power
Solar panel systems burn zero fuel and have no moving parts. They are clean and silent, producing no atmospheric emissions or greenhouse gases that are harmful to the earth. Enjoy those quiet anchorages with no more noisy engine/generator running just to charge your batteries.
Highest quality
Incredibly reliable and easy to maintain. With no moving parts, visual checks and servicing easily keep systems operating. Solar panels are robust & durable with a junction box designed with a high level of protection from dust & water ingress.
Maxeon to open
new factory in USA
Great news! Maxeon recently announced (Aug 10th) that they will be opening a 3 Gigawatt factory in New Mexico. Construction will begin Spring 2024 and so by 2025 that's high efficiency Maxeon solar panels being made right here in the USA!
Read our news post for full details.
Are you looking for a boat already set up to go cruising? We have our 2016 Dufour 382 GL 'Blake' listed for sale on Yacht World. She is the adventure version with taller mast/deeper keel, 950W of SunPower flexible solar panels, a DC watermaker, new dinghy and plenty of safety gear. Currently in Freeport, Bahamas. For more details contact us directly
T: 808 825 2670
We have added an Install List page to our website which currently has over 130 installs from our customers. Get inspired by what other boat owners have added for SunPower & Maxeon solar panels.
Maybe you own a Lagoon 400 or a Morgan 41 and wonder what panels might fit aboard, check out the list to see how other owners have gone solar aboard.
Bill & Grace sail Calico Skies, a Sabre 36, and whilst in Mexico they installed 3x410W SunPower fixed frame solar panels as part of a major upgrade to their arch/davit system.
Check out their YouTube episodes including #177 to see how they get on adding 1,230W (or 1.23kW) of SunPower solar panels.