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'Double your Cruising Pleasure at Half the Cost' by Keith Donald 'Mystic' - a 2005 Beneteau 373 What am I talking about? How can I spend...

The SPR-MAX3-470W COM are now in stock and ready to go! The Maxeon 470W panels have a silver frame and white topsheet and COM stands...

We are looking ahead to being on the water celebrating Summer Sailstice on June 24th 2023 and wondering if you have made any plans? The...

The SPR-MAX3-415W-R (all black) are now in stock and ready to go! The panels have a black frame and black backsheet which when combined...

We've been receiving a number of questions lately about who is Maxeon, who is SunPower, and what solar panels we will be selling at Sun...

The Victron battery sense is the small blue box in the bundles we have available in our store. It is a battery voltage and temperature...

We are super excited to recently collaborate with James & Nat from YouTube channel Sailing Zephyr. They sail a 2010 Beneteau Oceanis 43...

Whilst sat aboard 'Blake' in Cancun, Mexico we recently recorded an episode of the 'On The Wind' podcast with host Andy Schell. We have...

This was our first visit to New Orleans and our first time exhibiting at the WorkBoat Show after the show was cancelled in 2020 and in...

We are super excited to now be an official sponsor of the Panama Posse! Heading into it's sixth season the Panama Posse brings together...

Just as it was set to expire at the end of 2023, the Federal Investment Tax Credit (ITC) is voted back! For as long I have been in the...

It's with a full and grateful heart, that we share that our beloved sailboat is officially up for sale. This was our plan all along,...

'Solar gets it's sea legs' Thanks to PV Magazine for an article in their August issue. We really enjoyed chatting with Eckhart about how...

In our store we have 10AWG PV extension wires in lengths from 3ft to 100ft, these have MC4 connectors already crimped on to make life...

UPDATE 12/1/22 We were recently informed that production of the Maxeon Air 330W flex panel has been moved from France to Malaysia. This...

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 controller is the box of tricks that regulates the flow of power from the solar panels to the battery bank. The MPPT controller is always 'talking' to your solar panels to see what solar power is available and 'talking' to your battery bank to see what it needs. Importantly your MPPT controller prevents overcharging of the batteries. Battery