Silent Yachts also offers the option of a fully automatic towing kite.

Silent yachts kite sail. Silent-Yachts offers the optional available kite-sail system for all their models. Additionally due to the unique physics of kites the power generated can be as much as 10x as a similar sized convential sail - meaning a 10sqm kite can be the same as a 100sqm sail on a run. The kite can pull the 30-ton SILENT 60 with about 4-5 knots and it reduces the consumption of the e-motors thus extending the range.

So we take out the biggest sail at 25m² 270ft 2There are five size options at 8 13 21 23. Silent-Yachts the manufacturer of innovative solar-hybrid yachts and SkySails Yacht GmbH market leader in the field of towing kite systems have teamed up for the worlds first yacht series with kite powered windsolar hybrid propulsion. The new 60 was built at the companys yard in Thailand.

The kite system sounds like the perfect match for windy days together with the electric propulsion system of Silent-Yachts says the German owner of the first Silent 60. This is the first unit of the new model with eight more hulls are currently under construction. The already green solar electric catamaran gets greener and more eco-conscious this way.

Compared to a normal sail the kite has less surface area but still. Up to 10x more towing power created per m2. Our kite systems make it possible to power your boats with kites.

The basic boat is powered by two 50kW electric motors with a 143kW lithium battery and a 100kW generator. One of them being the constant and stronger wind speeds found at higher altitudes. United States France United Kingdom Spain and Turkey.

Silent-Yachts new Silent 75 series as well as the Sky Sails Yacht kite system will be adapted to complement each. The wind is light around 7 knots the theoretical minimum required to get the kite off the water. The advantages of the kite wing.