Sailing Turkey's 'Turquoise' Coast
I will start this off by admitting that this charter was one of the most challenging to book. I essentially booked three completely...
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Katie Burgess
Jul 28, 20203 min read
Jeanneau SO 389 Yacht Review
We had the pleasure of sailing a 2019 Jeanneau 389, our version was a fixed keel with three cabins, in Turkey for three weeks. I wanted...
Lyall Burgess
Jun 6, 20202 min read
What do all the flashing lights mean on my controller?!
The SmartSolar range of Victron Energy MPPT charge controllers all have a number of LEDs on the front, the smaller controllers have 2...
Lyall Burgess
May 26, 20202 min read
How is my solar panel wired up?
Your SunPower E-flex solar panel is made up of a number of single solar cells wired together in series coming together at the junction...
Lyall Burgess
May 18, 20202 min read
What is Lahaina noon?
In Hawaii over the weekend we experienced Lahaina Noon, a pretty cool tropical solar phenomenon. What is Lahaina noon? Great question,...
Lyall Burgess
May 3, 20203 min read
ARC Europe 2005 flashbacks!
After rummaging through a desk drawer and finding a few hard drives I had a look through some old sailing photos which brought back some...
Lyall Burgess
Apr 29, 20201 min read
RVwithTito - one year later!
RVwithTito is a very popular YouTube channel by Brian who covers how to do DIY projects and improvements to your RV. Last year he...
Lyall Burgess
Apr 18, 20206 min read
Our Top 7 Boatshow Questions
We are missing the BoatShow life We all know where we would rather be right now - yep at the Pacific Boatshow in Richmond CA, we had such...
Lyall Burgess
Apr 4, 20201 min read
The last of the 100Watts!
The last of the 100Watts! At the time of writing (April 4th) there are now only 15 of the 100W SunPower E-flex solar panels left in stock....
Lyall Burgess
Mar 27, 20202 min read
SV Delos goes solar with SunPower
We're super excited about SV Delos going solar with SunPower! We've been catching some glimpses of their SunPower 170W & 110W E-flex...
Lyall Burgess
Mar 25, 20202 min read
Sail Clarity goes solar with SunPower
Nick & Megan are now living aboard their fourth boat, a Leopard 46' catamaran, and share their experiences & travels via their website...
Ed Eisen
Mar 9, 20203 min read
10 months later - an update from Ed Eisen
We wanted to post an update from Ed Eisen who wrote an article about having gone solar that we published back in April 2019. He...
Lyall Burgess
Mar 3, 20202 min read
Case Study: Going Solar aboard Rita Kathryn
We were pleased to help Paul & Anne Marie go solar with SunPower aboard their Amel Super Maramu 'Rita Kathryn'. As with all of our...
Lyall Burgess
Feb 13, 20203 min read
'Range Anxiety' - does it effect electric boat owners too?
I recently read an interesting article about 'Range Anxiety' that can be experienced by electric car owners and can't help but wonder if...
Lyall Burgess
Feb 4, 20204 min read
Your Victron MPPT controller & app explained
There are many components that go into making up your solar system and after your SunPower flexible solar panels the second biggest part...
Lyall Burgess
Feb 2, 20201 min read
Latitude 38 magazine - 'World of Chartering'
We were really excited to receive our February issue of Latitude 38 magazine and on p.90 find an article about our recent family trip to...
Katie Burgess
Jan 28, 20203 min read
DYC Owner Use Time - What is it and how to maximize it?
Having recently returned from a last minute owner use sailing holiday in Tahiti, I wanted to take a moment and share some more details on...
Lyall Burgess
Jan 24, 20201 min read
Seattle - it's boatshow time!
Seattle - it's boatshow time! It's our first boatshow of 2020 and I am here at the Seattle Boat Show, CenturyLink Field Event Center. ...
Lyall Burgess
Jan 16, 20201 min read
Electric Bike Review - A Custom Install
I wanted to share a video from our very first customer to buy a SunPower 170W flexible solar panel from us. Rob was working on a pretty...
Lyall Burgess
Jan 13, 20201 min read
2020 - Federal Tax Credit is now 26%
2020 - Federal Tax Credit is now 26% You may know by now that there is a Federal Tax Credit for going solar on your boat, but did you...
Lyall Burgess
Jan 9, 20201 min read
Shop now & pay later with PayPal Credit
Sun Powered Yachts can now offer PayPal credit on orders over $99. Let us help you go solar with SunPower and spread the cost over 6...
Kelly Ran
Jan 2, 20202 min read
Flexible Solar On A Budget
Grab your copy of January's SAIL magazine for an article written by Kelly Ran, one of our customers that installed 5x100W SunPower E-flex...
Katie Burgess
Oct 13, 20193 min read
Reflections: Our First Year in Business
Reflecting on our first year of business since launching Sun Powered Yachts last year in Annapolis. We share our highs and lows and goals f
Lyall Burgess
Oct 3, 20192 min read
IBEX & the marine industry are buzzing!
We have just come to the end of our last day at IBEX in Tampa, FL and it has been a really busy & inspiring few days. For those of you...
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