Spirit Yachts goes all electric for Southampton International Boat Show 2022

As part of Spirit Yachts’ drive to lower the carbon footprint of its yachts, the company will be exhibiting a new Spirit 44CR cruiser racer and a Spirit 30.

Karen Underwood, managing director at Spirit Yachts, commented, “The 44CR and 30 represent the future of sailing yachts: electric drive, low energy consumption, silent manoeuvring, and they are made from sustainable and recyclable materials.”

The newly launched 13.4-metre (44-foot) Spirit 44CR has a lightweight Oceanvolt ServoProp15 sail drive, which is powered by a battery bank of four 7.2kWh batteries totalling 28.8kWh in capacity.

Weather dependent, the Spirit 44CR has a range of 25nm at 5 knots. The electric drive system uses hydro generation via the pitch propeller to regenerate the batteries whilst sailing. Regeneration is also boosted by Solbian solar panels integrated into the aft deck.

Exhibiting alongside the Spirit 44CR is a second electric drive yacht, the Spirit 30. The Spirit 30 has a Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 FP electric drive system powered by lithium-ion batteries and a Torqeedo 650W battery charger, giving a range of 16nm at 5 knots.

At 9.15m (30ft) long, the Spirit 30 was constructed from responsibly sourced sapele ringframes and Douglas fir planking. In a first for Spirit Yachts, the hull was then made water-tight using sustainable flax material, which was laid on the timber and sealed using PRO-SET bio resin.

For more information, visit Spirit Yachts.

Source: www.yaching-pages.com