Today’s cruiser, whether long-term or coastal, can’t envisage going to sea without at least one of the pieces of equipment we have seen flourish aboard our boats over the last two decades. Wind generators, solar panels, and more recently, hydro-generators or solar cloths are now more discreet and more efficient. There is therefore no excuse for not being kind to your environment.
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Publié le
19/09/2017
Par
Olivier Barret
Numéro :
156
Parution :
Nov.
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Dec.
2017
In the first part of this dossier (see Multihulls World 155) we saw that the energy needs of a boat equipped with all modern comforts were amply satisfied by means consuming fossil material. Not very ecological or modern, you will agree. Environmental as well as noise pollution has for a long time now driven us sailors to employ technologies using materials which are infinitely available, free of charge: the water, the wind and the sun. The cost of these devices meant that for a long time they were reserved for the elite or eco-purists, ready to accept a domestic sobriety as austere as it is r…
