Adapting to sailing & cruising with Electric Propulsion.
Most comments I receive about my travels with electric drive are really positive, but I do get the odd doubter. Converting Ocean Strider to electric drive, for making our round the world sail.During that time, I spent a lot of time considering what I’d learnt about boats and sailing. My overwhelming thought was, that everything I do has to be to the absolute best I can do, and the quality of the…
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Electric propulsion! It's light years ahead.
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Electric Sailing with renewable energy.
Sailing with electric drives is the future.
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Learning to sail with electric propulsion.
Learning to sail with electric propulsion.
Nail-biting nerves to total confidence after 6,000 miles onboard Ocean Strider.
How it happened!We’re well underway on our global circumnavigation and there’s no turning back!We’d upgraded Ocean Strider inside and out, including removing the Diesel engine and fitting Lynch Marlin 8 kilowatt electric propulsion.Changing back to diesel crossed my mind on several occasions, as friends and cruisers…
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6,000 trouble free nautical miles on board Ocean Strider, our liveaboard Cobra 1050 electric powered sailing yacht.
The future is renewable energy and using it on electric sail boats is the way to start proving it works.
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The reasons I chose electric motors over Diesel engines, and the wonders of renewable energy.
The reasons I chose electric motors over Diesel engines, and the wonders of renewable energy.
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The accurate information available for Electric Propulsion
The accurate information available for Electric Propulsion
This is for the sailers out there, considering owning a boat with an electric auxiliary engine.
I’ve sailed my boat Ocean Strider 6,000 miles, and the auxiliary drive is an electric engine.
In my humble opinion, the information available when you are sailing a boat with an electric auxiliary engine and battery monitor is so much better than if sailing a boat using diesel and a basic fuel…
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6,000 trouble free nautical miles on board Ocean Strider, our liveaboard Cobra 1050 electric powered sailing yacht.
The future is renewable energy and using it on electric sail boats is the way to start proving it works.
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My guide charging under sail and amps used a 4 kts.
My guide charging under sail and amps used a 4 kts.
Electric drives and charging whilst we sail.
Recharging your batteries for FREE.
Electric drives, engines, propulsion. Whatever you want to call them, are the future. Why pay tax and give money to the oil companies, they don’t care about anything but profit!!!
Made in the UK. A Lynch Marlin, 7kw, 48v. Click HERE for more details. I’ve sailed 6,000 trouble- and cost-free miles using the drive.…
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See the latest Pet Portraits.
Order now for Christmas presents. Pet portraits are a one-off gift. They take time to draw and deliver.
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Jeanettes Pet Portraits. The perfect Gift for you or a special friend!!
Jeanettes Pet Portraits. The perfect Gift for you or a special friend!!
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Portsmouth Harbour in Dominica. Travel guide.
Portsmouth Harbour in Dominica. Travel guide.
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Portsmouth Harbour, Dominica travel information. Part 1
Portsmouth Harbour, Dominica travel information. Part 1
Our view from Ocean Strider as we drew closer to Dominica, a stunning natural island in the Caribbean.
Things to know:
This information is our experience whilst anchored in Portsmouth Harbour, on Dominica in the Caribbean. During the period, 11-23 May 2022
Language:
The main language spoken in Dominica is English, but many residents speak French Patois, the original Carib language.
PAYS:
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Marie Galante, Grand Bourg Travel Information
Marie Galante, Grand Bourg Travel Information
The following information is based on our experience as we sailed Ocean Strider in the Caribbean, during our stay at Grand Bourg, on Marie Galante, between 9-11 May 2022.
Language:
French is the National language, where we found some of the locals spoke English. If you’re not fluent in French, it’s advisable to polish up you school French, get a guide-phrase book or a good translator app on…
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Pointe a Pitre in Guadalupe 25 Apr 22 - 4 May 22
Pointe a Pitre in Guadalupe 25 Apr 22 – 4 May 22
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Saint Louis on Marie Galant. Travel Information
Saint Louis on Marie Galant. Travel Information
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Deshaies, Guadalupe travel information
A blog from Ocean Strider about our visit to Deshaies on the French Island of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean.
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