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Cruise Electric ……… No noise, pollution or fuss
The EBA is a non-profit organisation based in the UK
Discover peace & tranquillity on the waterways
The
Electric Boat Association has been
awarded the prestigious Mansura Medal
for
their contribution to the promotion
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The Mansura Medal,
named after a 1912 petrol-electric cabin cruiser, is
presented annually by trustees appointed by the Royal Thames Yacht Club
and the Royal Yachting Association
to
the organisation
that is deemed to
have done most for the promotion of hybrid power. |
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30th Anniversary Weekend at Abingdon
June 2012 |
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Royal Rewards for Hybrid Boats
EBA members were
presented with medals by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh at an awards
ceremony for boats with hybrid electric propulsion systems. Before
the presentation the Duke met the winners and discussed details of
their boats.
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First solar voyage from Europe to the USA
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On 8th May 2007 the Swiss
solar powered catamaran Sun21 arrived in New York at the
end of a 7,000 mile journey from Basel in Switzerland. This is the
first Atlantic crossing by a motorised boat using not one drop of oil. Sun21 was built by
MW-Line SA and is powered by two 8kW
Agni Motors.
The 60 square metres of solar panels produce up to 44 kWh per day.
This achievement serves as a powerful example of responsible energy use in
practice. It also is impressive evidence of the suitability of
solar technology for high-sea voyages.
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Sun21 on her arrival in New York |
Victorian electric boat "Mary Gordon" wins
£23,600 Heritage Lottery Fund grant
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picture: Mary Gordon Trust |
The Mary Gordon was built in 1898 by Sergeants of Eel Pie Island
on the Thames of teak planking on oak frames. At that time electric boats or launches were very popular on the Thames and at 52
ft in length The Mary Gordon was one of the largest, she could carry 75 adults or 120 children in comfort.
The Heritage Lottery Fund award will enable the Mary Gordon Trust to embark on a series of
planning and consultation programmes which are vital if they are to achieve
their aim of restoring this Victorian electric pleasure launch to her former
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70 mph electric boat on Coniston Water
An Stradag on her world record challenge in November 2005 - full story
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Queen Mary 2 - She's the
world's largest electric boat !
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Four 250 ton Rolls-Royce Mermaid™
electric propulsion pods totalling
86 Megawatts drive the QM2
along at almost 30 knots. |
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