The "Sun 21" solar boat equipped with MaxSea software

Sun instead of diesel

The "Sun 21" measures 14 meters long and 6 meters wide. Equipped with solar panels, batteries and electric engines, the catamaran moves without using once of fuel.

Gone frome Seville last november for a 12 900 km crossing (medium speed around 5 to 6 knots), it will stop over at the Canary Islands and Cape Verde then head to Florida. It will finally follow the North American coast to reach New York in May 2007.

Thanks to this new record, the originators of the "Sun 21" want ti demonstrate the great potential of solar technology and prove that solar panels can easily take the place of two-stroke engines used by classic boats to manoeuvre in harbour.

This catamaran is equipped with MaxSea (possibility to show AIS targets), and MapMedia charts...