News & updates

The Maxeon Air 330W flexible solar panel is coming soon! We were lucky to have one at the Miami International Boatshow in February 2022...

We wanted to take a moment to clarify that the Federal solar investment tax credit was extended in 2020 and continues at 26% through 2022....

We have recently moved aboard our Dufour 382, and set sail across Atlantic to spend a year living aboard. In researching and assessing...

Episode #8: Katie and Lyall Burgess on Sailing the World With Your Kids We were thrilled to be guests on the Good Jibes podcast from West...

We had the best day on the water celebrating Summer Sailstice 2021 aboard SV Solstice. The Summer Sailstice is organized by the West...

RVwithTito has recently added a new video to his YouTube channel where he looks at the power production from his flexible solar panels...

The 'Pat II' is a 39’ launch built in 1924 at Alexandria Bay, NY. She served as a tour boat in the Thousand Islands from 1924 to 1955. ...

'Plaintiff's Rest' is a 35-foot Hinterhoeller Niagara built in 1985, a classic sailing vessel fit to satisfy any sailor’s thirst for blue...

We're super excited that starting Feb 1st 1% of all sales at Sun Powered Yachts will go directly to help support the Papahānaumokuākea...

Here we detail some more info on the three stages of charging your batteries with solar. Don't forget the Victron MPPT solar charge...

After starting to sell the SunPower fixed frame solar panels earlier in 2020 we are now starting to receive more and more install photos...

Did you know over 90% of boats on the water are built to ABYC Standards? Sun Powered Yachts is proud to be an ABYC Member, ABYC is the...

Good news for the New Year! As part of a much larger Federal Spending Bill ($1.4 trillion) the renewable energy tax credits have been...

At Sun Powered Yachts we're now happy to start offering Gift Cards that are redeemable in our store or towards an invoice with us. Why...

I'll be honest I've been sailing on boats since 2004 and have lived off grid for 8+ years in Hawaii but it wasn't until a few years ago...

You may see the phrase 'solar generator' online as more and more brands come onto the market. They can also be called portable power...

As part of our solar consultation to help answer your questions about going solar and putting together a complete system we will email...

The bar chart above is a good visual of what's happening to the Federal Tax Credit for going solar on your boat - yes, your boat! ...

We have had a few customers that have combined the advantages of the SunPower flexible solar panels (lower price, lightweight) to create...

Check out November's issue of Latitude 38 magazine and on p.82 you'll find Katie's article about "Sailing Turkey's Turquoise Coast". Our...

We often get asked the question how should I disconnect my solar panels. I would say for the majority of installs once the panels are up...

We often found that we were getting asked which MPPT controller would work for 2 panels and so we have put together a range of 'bundles'...

Wowsers! We had an email from one of our customers Dave showing some before and after photos of an issue they were dealing with that was...

When we were researching buying our Dufour 382 four years ago, there were little to no blogs or articles from owners on the features of...