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Electric Water Speed Record Challenge click image to enlarge
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July 1997
EBA member Malcolm Moss made a successful The voyage between Dover and Calais was undertaken under solar power alone when weather conditions were broken cloud followed by hazy sunshine. An average speed of 6.3 kph (3.9 mph) was established for the 24.47 mile crossing in 6hrs 15 minutes For further details contact Malcolm Moss: email@mosssolar.com
August 2000 Cedric Lynch set a time for a solar powered boat for the Guinness Book of Records. The official record was established on the River Arun at Littlehampton over a 50m stretch of river. The average speed for traveling the measured course in both directions was 5.48 kph and optimum time was achieved with Cedric at the helm and Cllr. John Richardson as a passenger.
click image to enlarge Cedric used a Canadian style canoe to which two photovoltaic panels were mounted There were no batteries or any other source of power in the boat. The craft was designed and constructed by Cedric Lynch, solar panels were connected via an electronic speed control unit to a prototype Lynch electric motor coupled via a reduction gearbox mounted at the stern to a modified two bladed model aircraft propeller. June 2003 EBA members Paul and Ulrike Lynn made the first-ever solar-powered voyage along the entire non-tidal River Thames from Lechlade to London (124 miles, 43 locks) in their 21ft home-built catamaran “Solar Flair”. Total cruise time was 37 hours spread over 11 days of travel.
Battery Power July 1997 - A 24 hour Endurance Record was set by EBA members Pat and Paul Wagstaffe M.B.E. in their 29ft launch ‘Wagtail V’. Organised by EBA business member Thames Electric Launch Company, the record was established covering 116 miles in 24 hours on a single charge over a measured stretch of the River Thames near Goring.
July 2001 - Richard and Anne Leeson, EBA members, offered their classic 1899 Andrews river launch ‘Pike’ for an Endurance Record attempt. Conducted in co-operation with the Guinness Book of Records, the record attempt was carried out over the same stretch of the Thames used in 1997 but this time the run lasted for 30 hours and covered 137 miles on a single charge.. click image
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For further details of both these challenges, contact Thames Electric Launch Company
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