When Lyall and Katie met while sailing in Saint Lucia, after the ARC in 2011, it was love at first sight.  They have been busy pursuing their passions for solar energy and sailing while raising their two daughters on the Big Island of Hawaii. 

 

Whilst chartering in Tahiti in the Spring of 2018 we were having to run the engine for up to 4hrs a day to keep the batteries topped up to run the fans, refrigeration, lights etc.  Being sat in a beautiful, sunny anchorage listening to a noisy engine didn't make any sense - it really does ruin the experience.  Why didn't our boat have clean & quiet solar panels aboard?  So we decided there had to be a better way, we wanted to help other boat owners go solar and 6 months later launched Sun Powered Yachts at the Annapolis Boat Show 2018.

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"You can't underestimate the importance of running a quiet boat"

  

We initially focused on the solar panels but soon realized that boat owners were looking for the complete package to get up and running.  We now offer all the system components from solar panels to batteries, our bundles are very popular and we can also put together custom quotes - click here to start your free consultation.

 

More recently we completed a 5-year ownership program through Dream Yacht Charter and sailed our Dufour 382 'Blake' in the ARC 2021 (160 boats sailed across the Atlantic from Gran Canaria to Saint Lucia) and spent a full year aboard in 2022 sailing the Caribbean.  We spent a good amount of time in Mexico and Belize before sailing to Key West and spent summer 2023 cruising in the Abacos & Eleuthra (Bahamas).  Summer 2024 we cruised the Exumas and Blake is currently hauled out in Freeport, Grand Bahama and we have returned to land life in Hawaii.  Click through to see our YachtWorld listing.

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