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At Sun Powered Yachts we're here to help you go solar. Throughout our website we have useful information and this is where we add our news updates. It might be a topic we delve deeper into helping to answer some of those FAQs we touch on, we'll provide updates on solar panel options, what the team are up to and what boatshows we'll be at.
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Chartering: With and Without Solar Power
Learn about chartering a yacht with solar power and the advantages sailing with the sun brings to your on board experience and vacation. Sil
Katie Burgess
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Case Study: Time to Go Solar by Ed Eisen
Time to Go Solar by Ed Eisen It's midsummer. We're at our favorite anchorage, and it's another perfect day on the water. What makes it...
Ed Eisen
Apr 1, 201912 min read
SunPower 170W is in stock and ready to ship!
The new SunPower E-Flex 170W panel is available in our store and ready to ship! The largest and highest efficiency SunPower flexible...
Lyall Burgess
Mar 23, 20192 min read
Just 2 weeks to the Richmond boatshow!
Pacific Sail & Power Boat Show It's just two weeks until the next boat show that Sun Powered Yachts will be exhibiting at. The Pacific...
Lyall Burgess
Mar 20, 20192 min read
Powering Your World!
Turn up your speakers and get inspired to go solar with SunPower!
Katie Burgess
Mar 19, 20191 min read
RVwithTito reviews the SunPower 110W
A really neat video you can find on YouTube produced by Brian from RVwithTito. He takes one of the SunPower 110W E-Flex panels and tests...
Lyall Burgess
Mar 17, 20191 min read
Going Solar on the Great Loop
A 6,000NM adventure of a lifetime! Sun Powered Yachts is very excited to be a new sponsor of the America's Great Loop Cruisers'...
Katie Burgess
Feb 19, 20192 min read
IRS publishes Form 5695 for 2018
The IRS just recently published Form 5695 for 2018. This is the IRS form that you would need to complete to take advantage of the 30%...
Katie Burgess
Feb 16, 20191 min read
Having the fun without the hassle!
At the San Diego boatshow we were chatting with John Arndt from Latitude 38, the sailing magazine, and among other things we started...
Katie Burgess
Feb 10, 20192 min read
Sun Powered Yachts in San Diego!
Wow what another busy boatshow that has taken us more than a few days to recover from! The boatshow in San Diego at the SunRoad Marina...
Katie Burgess
Feb 8, 20193 min read
Boat Shows in 2019
After a successful launch of Sun Powered Yachts at the Annapolis Boat Show in October 2018 we soon realized that it's important for us to...
Lyall Burgess
Jan 10, 20192 min read
'Kaimana' Tells us About Their Sun Powered Yacht
Happy New Year! To start the year off, I wanted to share a recent solar testimonial from our friends Scott and Melissa aboard Kaimana!...
Scott Saville
Jan 1, 20193 min read
'On The Wind' - a sailing podcast by #59North
Sun Powered Yachts is proud to be a new supporter of the 'On The Wind' sailing podcast made by our good friends at 59° North sailing. ...
Katie Burgess
Dec 12, 20181 min read
Introducing the SunPower® E-Flex 170Watt: The World's Most Powerful Flexible Solar Panel
Sun Powered Yachts is so excited to announce the new SunPower® E-Flex series 170Watt flexible solar panel! It is literally being...
Katie Burgess
Nov 12, 20182 min read
Sunshine & Solar at the Annapolis Sail Boat Show
It is only now that we are back home that Katie and I are finding the time to look back on what was a very busy 5 days at the Annapolis...
Lyall Burgess
Oct 16, 20182 min read
Strength in the solar cell
When looking around online and deciding on the next steps in going solar there seems to be an endless supply of flexible panels to choose...
Lyall Burgess
Sep 24, 20183 min read
Sailing with Kids | What it takes to be an "Intrepid sailing family"
When Lyall and I met sailing in St. Lucia, we both knew sailing was something we would want to share with our children as soon as we...
Katie Burgess
Sep 15, 20183 min read
Don't Miss the Boat on Solar Tax Credits!
Learn more about utilizing the 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit to offset costs of going solar on your boat or yacht!
Katie Burgess
Sep 9, 20182 min read
Phil Sharp and Team Imerys Set New World Record!
Sun Powered Yachts could not be more proud of Phil Sharp and his team's recent win in the Class 40 Sevenstar Round Britain and Ireland...
Katie Burgess
Aug 29, 20181 min read
Tell Us About Your Sun Powered Yacht!
Welcome to the Sun Powered Yachts Community! Tell us about your sun powered yacht!
Katie Burgess
Aug 14, 20181 min read
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