Australia's first Eco Boat Show

This Sunday at Pittwater... and the sun will be shining!

A group of boating enthusiasts and small businesses who have a swag of innovations to make boating more sustainable will be putting their technologies and products on display at Australia’s first ever Eco Boat Show at Pittwater’s Bayview Anchorage this Sunday November 18.

A range of brand new technologies will be displayed, including the world’s first solar-hybrid motor cruiser -- the beautiful Greenline 33; a brand new solar powered luxury houseboat design called the stylish Mothership; a range of electric saildrives, outboards and inboard motors from Eco Boats; hydro generators and hydrogen fuel cell generators for cruising and racing yachts from Ynovex; new flexible lightweight solar panels from Solbianflex, and the ‘Moondog’ solar-powered catamaran demonstrating solar-electric power in-water.

FUEL CELL AND HYDRO GENERATORS

- On-board electricity without noise, fumes or fossil fuel

Patrick Boutonnet is a Sydney sailor who knows Australian yachties want to see the latest advancements in generator design, as used by Globe Vendee Round the World ocean racers, TransAtlantic race yachts and other ‘hot shot’ sailing boats. He started Ynovex to meet that need.

The Watt&Sea hydrogenerator is described as a transom-mounted electric outboard in reverse, with extremely efficient blade design to harvest maximum power with the minimum drag, from speeds as low as 3 knots. These have become the de facto standard on the Class 40 and Open 60 racing yachts.

The Efoy fuel cell generator is an eco-friendly constant source of 12-volt power at nearly 9 amps. It is extremely quiet, lightweight, maintenance free, and can fit into very tight spaces. Using methanol as the source, its output are electricity and water. These are commonly used on Mini 6.5, and also often found on Class 40 and Open 60 racing yachts. These devices solve problems that other generators cannot and will be on working display at the Eco Boat Show.

GREENLINE 33 LUXURY SOLAR HYBRID CRUISER

- The silence is golden when cruising

Sydney company eYachts will be displaying the revolutionary Greenline 33 solar-hybrid motor cruiser at the Bayview Eco Boat Show. This vessel was warmly received at this year’s Sydney Boat Show and has been awarded 18 International Boat of the Year and Environmental Awards. We also tested and praised the boat on our sites.

The world’s first production hybrid cruiser, the Greenline 33 has a truly hybrid drive train powered by either a 1.4kW photovoltaic array, or a 150kW diesel engine, all designed and manufactured as an integrated unit specifically for this application by Volkswagen.

The electric motor provides silent running at up to 5 knots on pure solar power. With the diesel engine, the so-called Superdisplacement hull allows the vessel to ‘plane,’ as well as providing back-up power. This makes the boat perfect for quiet waterways with low speed limits.

The modern classic styling also features 360° vision in the saloon, with complete open plan to the cockpit, and an electrically lowered transom for easy boarding and access to the water. The Greenline range is supported in Australia by eYachts, which is part of the Windcraft group, distributors of the ever-popular Hanse yachts.

ELECTRIC DRIVES AND SOLAR POWER

- Duffy doing it better

Quiet solar and electric boats that have no emissions or exhaust fumes will be on display and working at the Bayview Eco Boat Show. Sydney Harbour based Ecoboats Australia have since 2008 distributed a wide range of electric power, inboard and outboard, and solar and wind power, as well as the latest lithium-ion battery technologies.

Boats on display include two Duffy Electric Launches, one of which will be on the water, the other on dry display. Also ‘Moondog’, a solar-powered catamaran, will be motoring around the marina, demonstrating the power and practicality of the Solbianflex lightweight flexible solar panels driving the Torqeedo electric outboard motor.

Also on display will a range of latest technology chargers, batteries, and solar panels.

NEW ‘MOTHERSHIP’ SOLAR-ELECTRIC HOUSEBOAT

- New houseboat concept looks for backing

‘Mothership’ is a radical new design of houseboat, solar powered for both motive power and auxiliary power. The hybrid catamaran has been designed by naval architect Andy Dovell and, backing pending, is intended to be built by renowned Australian boat builder Jarkan headed by Kanga Birtles.

According to the drawings, the spacious accommodation comfortably sleeps 12 adults, five in each hull and two in the main lounge. Mothership is designed to feel safe and glide through the water with minimum effort.

While being at home on the Hawkesbury River, the houseboat can also take on waves and swell thanks to over one metre of bridge deck clearance or freeboard. For the same reason, the open sea on calm days is said to be a very real proposition.

The Bayview Eco Boat Show is open to all, free of charge, at 1741 Pittwater Road, Bayview NSW.

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Australia's first Eco Boat Show

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