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At Sun Powered Yachts we're here to help you go solar. Throughout our website we have useful information and this is where we add our news updates. It might be a topic we delve deeper into helping to answer some of those FAQs we touch on, we'll provide updates on solar panel options, what the team are up to and what boatshows we'll be at.

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Kelly Ran

Oct 5, 20211 min read

Good Jibes Podcast Episode #8

Episode #8: Katie and Lyall Burgess on Sailing the World With Your Kids We were thrilled to be guests on the Good Jibes podcast from West...

Lyall Burgess

Jun 20, 20213 min read

Sailing for Summer Sailstice

We had the best day on the water celebrating Summer Sailstice 2021 aboard SV Solstice. The Summer Sailstice is organized by the West...

Katie Burgess

Apr 20, 20212 min read

Does heat affect your solar panels?

RVwithTito has recently added a new video to his YouTube channel where he looks at the power production from his flexible solar panels...

Lyall Burgess

Feb 26, 20212 min read

Case Study: 'Pat II' - a 1924 launch

The 'Pat II' is a 39’ launch built in 1924 at Alexandria Bay, NY. She served as a tour boat in the Thousand Islands from 1924 to 1955. ...

Case Study: Hinterhoeller Niagara 35' | 380W

Lyall Burgess

Feb 23, 20213 min read

Case Study: Hinterhoeller Niagara 35' | 380W

'Plaintiff's Rest' is a 35-foot Hinterhoeller Niagara built in 1985, a classic sailing vessel fit to satisfy any sailor’s thirst for blue...

Lyall Burgess

Jan 25, 20211 min read

1% for the ocean

We're super excited that starting Feb 1st 1% of all sales at Sun Powered Yachts will go directly to help support the Papahānaumokuākea...

Lyall Burgess

Jan 25, 20212 min read

The three stages of charging with solar

Here we detail some more info on the three stages of charging your batteries with solar. Don't forget the Victron MPPT solar charge...

Katie Burgess

Jan 19, 20212 min read

Case Study: Catalina 445 - 3x410W

After starting to sell the SunPower fixed frame solar panels earlier in 2020 we are now starting to receive more and more install photos...

Katie Burgess

Jan 15, 20211 min read

Check out ABYC membership

Did you know over 90% of boats on the water are built to ABYC Standards? Sun Powered Yachts is proud to be an ABYC Member, ABYC is the...

Federal Tax Credit | 2 more years at 26%

Lyall Burgess

Jan 6, 20211 min read

Federal Tax Credit | 2 more years at 26%

Good news for the New Year! As part of a much larger Federal Spending Bill ($1.4 trillion) the renewable energy tax credits have been...

Lyall Burgess

Dec 18, 20201 min read

Gift cards available!

At Sun Powered Yachts we're now happy to start offering Gift Cards that are redeemable in our store or towards an invoice with us. Why...

Watts are Watts but not all Amps are the same!

Lyall Burgess

Dec 11, 20203 min read

Watts are Watts but not all Amps are the same!

I'll be honest I've been sailing on boats since 2004 and have lived off grid for 8+ years in Hawaii but it wasn't until a few years ago...

Lyall Burgess

Dec 9, 20202 min read

What's a solar generator?

You may see the phrase 'solar generator' online as more and more brands come onto the market. They can also be called portable power...

Katie Burgess

Nov 6, 20204 min read

What's a wiring sketch?

As part of our solar consultation to help answer your questions about going solar and putting together a complete system we will email...

26% Federal Tax Credit reduced after 2020

Lyall Burgess

Nov 4, 20201 min read

26% Federal Tax Credit reduced after 2020

The bar chart above is a good visual of what's happening to the Federal Tax Credit for going solar on your boat - yes, your boat! ...

Katie Burgess

Nov 2, 20201 min read

Can I make a flex/fixed hybrid panel?

We have had a few customers that have combined the advantages of the SunPower flexible solar panels (lower price, lightweight) to create...

Latitude 38 magazine - 'World of Chartering'

Lyall Burgess

Oct 31, 20201 min read

Latitude 38 magazine - 'World of Chartering'

Check out November's issue of Latitude 38 magazine and on p.82 you'll find Katie's article about "Sailing Turkey's Turquoise Coast". Our...

How should I disconnect my solar panels?

Lyall Burgess

Oct 27, 20202 min read

How should I disconnect my solar panels?

We often get asked the question how should I disconnect my solar panels. I would say for the majority of installs once the panels are up...

Katie Burgess

Oct 26, 20201 min read

SunPower flexible solar panel "bundles"

We often found that we were getting asked which MPPT controller would work for 2 panels and so we have put together a range of 'bundles'...

Lyall Burgess

Oct 22, 20201 min read

Bird B Gone!

Wowsers! We had an email from one of our customers Dave showing some before and after photos of an issue they were dealing with that was...

Dufour Grand Large 382 or 412? Is it worth the extra cost?

Katie Burgess

Oct 22, 20204 min read

Dufour Grand Large 382 or 412? Is it worth the extra cost?

When we were researching buying our Dufour 382 four years ago, there were little to no blogs or articles from owners on the features of...

Katie Burgess

Oct 19, 20201 min read

What is EL testing?

Electroluminescence (EL) Testing for solar modules Electroluminescence (EL) imaging is used by SunPower to test every one of their...

Find us in Hawaii Boats & Yachts Magazine

Katie Burgess

Oct 18, 20201 min read

Find us in Hawaii Boats & Yachts Magazine

We're super excited to start advertising with Hawaii Boats & Yachts magazine and help more boaters in Hawaii go solar with SunPower. The...

Lyall Burgess

Sep 26, 20202 min read

We're sailing in ARC 2021!

We have just this week signed up to take part in ARC 2021 and are super excited about it. We will be sailing aboard 'Blake', our Dufour...

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