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    Jun 10, 2021 5 minutes

    Sunreef 80

    LOA 23.87m 78ft 4in • LWL 23.84m 77ft 11in

    Beam 11.53m 37ft 10in • Draught 2.10m 6ft 11in

    Polish luxury catamaran builder Sunreef says it will launch a new ‘eco’ 80-footer this summer in Gdansk. Its electric propulsion draws power from a huge solar array, a hydrogeneration unit, plus twin 80kW DC generators! The 150m2 of solar panels can generate up to 34kW of power, and are built into every surface – the topsides, superstructure, bimini and even the mast. Sunreef is one of the first yacht builders to experiment with integrated solar panels on this scale.

    Thanks to the regeneration system built into the drivetrain, the propellers can generate a combined 15kW at a sailing speed of just 7 knots. The aim is to enable the boat to motor slowly without ever having to fire up the generators. Under sail, she should top out at over

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