24 Hours On Board for a Forever Green Test
Shipyards offering hybrid powertrains promise greatly reduced fuel consumption, silent boating and intelligent complementarity between sailing and motoring... all rather convincing arguments that we had the opportunity to test on the water for 24 hours aboard a Leopard 46 Electric Drive, out of Saint-Raphaël in the South of France.
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Publié le
03/07/2025
Par
Emmanuel van Deth
Numéro :
SP24
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Oct.
2025
Test location: Saint-Raphaël, FranceConditions : 4 to 8 knots of wind, calm sea Three years ago, when we launched this Forever Green Special Issue, we were generally satisfied with the theoretical data provided by equipment manufacturers. Then we were able to test the first electric catamarans for a few hours, which was a much better thing. Last year, we collected the first testimonials from owners who had completed ocean passages. Could we find out more? Yes, by spending 24 hours on board to learn everything there is to know about electric propulsion and better understand how it works in typi…
