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    Dufour Grand Large 382 or 412? Is it worth the extra cost?
    Katie Burgess
    • Oct 23, 2020
    • 4 min

    Dufour Grand Large 382 or 412? Is it worth the extra cost?

    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...
    What is EL testing?
    Katie Burgess
    • Oct 20, 2020
    • 1 min

    What is EL testing?

    Electroluminescence (EL) Testing for solar modules Electroluminescence (EL) imaging is used by SunPower to test every one of their...
    Find us in Hawaii Boats & Yachts Magazine
    Katie Burgess
    • Oct 18, 2020
    • 1 min

    Find us in Hawaii Boats & Yachts Magazine

    We're super excited to start advertising with Hawaii Boats & Yachts magazine and help more boaters in Hawaii go solar with SunPower. The...
    We're sailing in ARC 2021!
    Lyall Burgess
    • Sep 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    We're sailing in ARC 2021!

    We have just this week signed up to take part in ARC 2021 and are super excited about it. We will be sailing aboard 'Blake', our Dufour...
    What is the Victron Community?
    Lyall Burgess
    • Sep 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    What is the Victron Community?

    The Victron Community is an online, searchable knowledge base of questions and answers regarding Victron Energy products. It's a place...
    What does solar ready mean on my RV?
    Lyall Burgess
    • Sep 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    What does solar ready mean on my RV?

    We often receive emails from owners saying that their RV or camper is "solar ready" or "wired for solar" asking if they can just hook up...
    Case study: Pedal powered or solar powered?
    Lyall Burgess
    • Aug 14, 2020
    • 3 min

    Case study: Pedal powered or solar powered?

    We wanted to share with you a case study for a customer with a pretty unique marine application! East Coast BrewBoat is a super fun,...
    'Out The Gate' Podcast with Katie Burgess | Episode: 10
    Lyall Burgess
    • Aug 11, 2020
    • 1 min

    'Out The Gate' Podcast with Katie Burgess | Episode: 10

    It's been a little while now since Katie sat down with Ben Shaw and was interviewed for his Out The Gate Podcast episode 10 (he's now at...
    Sailing Turkey's 'Turquoise' Coast
    Katie Burgess
    • Aug 6, 2020
    • 7 min

    Sailing Turkey's 'Turquoise' Coast

    I will start this off by admitting that this charter was one of the most challenging to book. I essentially booked three completely...
    Jeanneau SO 389 Yacht Review
    Katie Burgess
    • Jul 29, 2020
    • 3 min

    Jeanneau SO 389 Yacht Review

    We had the pleasure of sailing a 2019 Jeanneau 389, our version was a fixed keel with three cabins, in Turkey for three weeks. I wanted...
    What do all the flashing lights mean on my controller?!
    Lyall Burgess
    • Jun 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    What do all the flashing lights mean on my controller?!

    The SmartSolar range of Victron Energy MPPT charge controllers all have a number of LEDs on the front, the smaller controllers have 2...
    How is my solar panel wired up?
    Lyall Burgess
    • May 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    How is my solar panel wired up?

    Your SunPower E-flex solar panel is made up of a number of single solar cells wired together in series coming together at the junction...
    What is Lahaina noon?
    Lyall Burgess
    • May 18, 2020
    • 2 min

    What is Lahaina noon?

    In Hawaii over the weekend we experienced Lahaina Noon, a pretty cool tropical solar phenomenon. What is Lahaina noon? Great question,...
    ARC Europe 2005 flashbacks!
    Lyall Burgess
    • May 3, 2020
    • 3 min

    ARC Europe 2005 flashbacks!

    After rummaging through a desk drawer and finding a few hard drives I had a look through some old sailing photos which brought back some...
    RVwithTito - one year later!
    Lyall Burgess
    • Apr 29, 2020
    • 1 min

    RVwithTito - one year later!

    RVwithTito is a very popular YouTube channel by Brian who covers how to do DIY projects and improvements to your RV. Last year he...
    Our Top 7 Boatshow Questions
    Lyall Burgess
    • Apr 18, 2020
    • 6 min

    Our Top 7 Boatshow Questions

    We are missing the BoatShow life We all know where we would rather be right now - yep at the Pacific Boatshow in Richmond CA, we had such...
    The last of the 100Watts!
    Lyall Burgess
    • Apr 4, 2020
    • 1 min

    The last of the 100Watts!

    The last of the 100Watts! At the time of writing (April 4th) there are now only 15 of the 100W SunPower E-flex solar panels left in stock....
    SV Delos goes solar with SunPower
    Lyall Burgess
    • Mar 27, 2020
    • 2 min

    SV Delos goes solar with SunPower

    We're super excited about SV Delos going solar with SunPower! We've been catching some glimpses of their SunPower 170W & 110W E-flex...
    Sail Clarity goes solar with SunPower
    Lyall Burgess
    • Mar 25, 2020
    • 2 min

    Sail Clarity goes solar with SunPower

    Nick & Megan are now living aboard their fourth boat, a Leopard 46' catamaran, and share their experiences & travels via their website...
    10 months later - an update from Ed Eisen
    Ed Eisen
    • Mar 9, 2020
    • 3 min

    10 months later - an update from Ed Eisen

    We wanted to post an update from Ed Eisen who wrote an article about having gone solar that we published back in April 2019. He...
    Case Study: Going Solar aboard Rita Kathryn
    Lyall Burgess
    • Mar 4, 2020
    • 2 min

    Case Study: Going Solar aboard Rita Kathryn

    We were pleased to help Paul & Anne Marie go solar with SunPower aboard their Amel Super Maramu 'Rita Kathryn'. As with all of our...
    'Range Anxiety' - does it effect electric boat owners too?
    Lyall Burgess
    • Feb 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    'Range Anxiety' - does it effect electric boat owners too?

    I recently read an interesting article about 'Range Anxiety' that can be experienced by electric car owners and can't help but wonder if...
    Your Victron MPPT controller & app explained
    Lyall Burgess
    • Feb 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Your Victron MPPT controller & app explained

    There are many components that go into making up your solar system and after your SunPower flexible solar panels the second biggest part...
    Latitude 38 magazine - 'World of Chartering'
    Lyall Burgess
    • Feb 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    Latitude 38 magazine - 'World of Chartering'

    We were really excited to receive our February issue of Latitude 38 magazine and on p.90 find an article about our recent family trip to...
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