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The only magazine in the UK produced solely to provide
information to would-be
electric boat owners and those who already have an electric craft.
A glossy publication, free to EBA members, contains a wealth
of interesting articles and news of shows and rallies particularly relevant
to electric boat enthusiasts.
Technical articles of interest to electric boaters and technical tips
offering advice on boat maintenance form regular features of the magazine,
together with information on new products and developments in the electric
boating world, both in the UK and overseas.
Forthcoming events organised by the Association, or at which
the EBA is represented, are also publicised and social events to which
members or enthusiasts are invited to participate are highlighted.
The Electric Boat magazine reports on the latest developments in the
electric boating world. Each issue contains news from home and abroad as
well as coverage of the most recent boat shows.
EB Magazine editor: Don Wright -
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Spring 2013
issue:
Reporting on boat
shows in London, Dusseldorf and Paris. Featuring the first high powered
electric production outboard. Tracking solar powered sea robots.
Catching up with the latest electric boat and inland waterway news.
Reviewing a classic riverboat. Cruising a quiet backwater.
Visiting electric boats around the world. Researching a famous old
electric boat. Looking at new boating gear. Investigating
offshore electric powerboat racing. Advertising used electric powered
boats for sale. Noting boating events over the busy summer ahead. |
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Autumn 2012 issue: Members and boats
celebrating the EBA’s 30th Anniversary at Abingdon-on-Thames, with details of
some of the important events in the Association’s history. A new project for the
first round-the-world solar boat and a new lighter based on the paintings of
John Constable. Advice on building a brushless outboard motor. A solar cruise
round the Ionian Islands, a long distance solar boat race in Holland and a 24
mile marathon for electric boats across the open waters of Chesapeake Bay. |
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Summer 2012 issue: The largest solar boat ever built arrives back in Monaco after a round-the-world
voyage powered only by the sun. Electric boats on the Broads, at Hartford
Marina, taking part in the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Pageant and the Cordless
Canoe Challenge at the Beale Park Boat Show. How a much-loved 1890s steamboat
was ‘Born Again’ under electric power. New electric boats in Europe, China and
India and new EDLC technology which could take electric boats ‘beyond
batteries’. |
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Spring 2012 issue: Reports from boat
shows in Hamburg, Paris and London. The launch of a new solar boat in China and
a hydrogen fuel cell boat in Turkey. Green boats on the water in Norfolk and
details of a major project to design and build a 60 ft electric narrowboat. New
electric drives for leisure boating and the story of the world’s first electric
ferry service which began in Norway in 1894. Dates and contact details for
boating events over the busy summer ahead. |
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Autumn 2011 issue: Bernard Cribbins
launches a boat designed for disabled anglers. EBA members enjoy a weekend on
the Wey & Arun Canal. Traditional boats at Henley and a Victorian launch at the
opening of a new Ship Handling Centre. A trailable catamaran based on the design
of a horse-drawn carriage and a race for boats powered solely by cordless
electric tools. A selection of new electric boats in Africa, Asia, America and
Europe - and looking forward to the celebrations for the EBA’s 30th Anniversary
in 2012. |
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Summer 2011 issue: Electric kayaking on the
Isles of Scilly, designing and building a new electric launch in Canada and a
conversion from steam to electric power. Electric boats and equipment at the NEC
in Birmingham and a report on new electric boats in Europe, North and South
America and China. A great cruise on the River Great Ouse, the Mansura Trophy
awards for hybrid boats and reviews of two books for boaters. With news of
PlanetSolar’s voyage round the world and the first ever race for boats powered
by cordless electric tools. |
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Spring 2011 issue: A 7,700 kilometre
voyage from France to the ice floes of Greenland and a solar powered circuit of
Normandy and Picardy. Electric boats on display in Paris and London, and taking
part in the Inland Waterways Festival at Beale Park. A tribute to Thames boat
builder Peter Freebody. The conversion of a ‘Gentleman’s Launch,’ built by
Saunders in 1901, from steam to electric power. Green freight transport in
Amsterdam, entries for the Mansura Trophy for hybrid boats and a new record for
the fastest solar crossing of the Atlantic. |
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Autumn 2010 issue: The first ever complete circuit of Lake Geneva using only solar energy, a trophy
for three men in a slipper launch and a new view of the Henley Traditional Boat
Rally. Reports on the AGM at Bradford on Avon and a Thames cruise by nine
electric boats of all shapes and sizes. Pictures of a new zero emission
passenger boat in Turkey, the Green Boat of the Year, the 100,000th passenger on
a Broads electric launch and the start of a solar voyage round the world. |
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Summer 2010 issue: Reports on boat
shows in England and Wales and new electric boats in Ireland, France, Canada and
the USA. A great cruise for Association members on the River Great Ouse and a
cautionary tale about changing batteries in grizzly bear country. The story of
the development of electric outboards since their invention 120 years ago. With
news of the world's largest solar powered boat, now launched and undertaking sea
trials in the Baltic, developments on the waterways and electric boats spotted
by EBA members in Australia and Japan. |
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Spring 2010 issue:
The unveiling of the biggest solar powered boat in the world. Electric boats
at the London International Boat Show. Reports on electric motors suitable for
kayaks and canoes and the conversion of a Sea Otter to electric propulsion. A
green weekend in Norfolk, a new green boat in Africa and a 2.2 million euro
project to develop hybrid propulsion systems for marine use. New electric boats
in France and Sweden and information about shows and events in the forthcoming
boating season. |
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Autumn 2009 issue: Traditional boats at Henley,
electric boats at Beale Park, steam and electric on the River Stour and solar
boats in Somerset and Switzerland. A new fast electric boat designed for
water-skiing on Lake Constance and the story of the development of the Torqeedo
outboard motor. A new electric hybrid in California, a new fuel cell charger in
Denmark, along with news from France about offshore electric ferries at La
Rochelle and an electric paddle boat on Lake Bourget. |
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Summer 2009 issue:
An Eco Wave of sustainable transport on the Kennet & Avon Canal and prestigious
Eco Awards for hybrid boats. A Great Ouse cruise and a new Green Boat Gathering
in the Lake District. Converting a 20 tonne Dutch barge to electric propulsion.
Andrew Marr and a BBC crew on the Thames in an electric canoe. With news of a
Super Green Superyacht, a new fuel cell boat in Austria, solar cruising in
France and a team from Southampton University in an international competition
for solar powered boats. |
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Spring 2009 issue:
Reports from the two London boat shows, including a brand new electric launch
with a top speed of 15 knots. Dame Ellen MacArthur takes a trip on Birmingham
University's hydrogen powered canal boat. Imperial College students
describe their eventful 6-day solar race in Holland. An electric cruising
weekend on the Broads and the Inland Waterways Festival at Wolverhampton. Plus
news of a fuel cell passenger boat in Hamburg and the biggest solar powered boat
in North America under construction in Canada. |
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Autumn 2008 issue:
The first solar powered sternwheeler and the first solar voyage up the Thames
from Westminster to Lechlade. Reports on traditional boats at Henley and the
Steam and Electric Boating Festival on the River Stour. An update on the
electric water taxi service on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, technical
information about hull speed and useful advice on looking after batteries. News
of a trophy for hybrid or all-electric boats and the first Green Boat Gathering
in the Lake District. |
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Volume 21 No. 2 - Summer 2008 |
Summer 2008 issue:
Electric boats on the Grand Western Canal, winning prizes for sustainable
transport at the Royal Bath and West Show and taking visitors out on the lake
at Beale Park. Electric cruising in good company on the River Cam. Reports on a
new electric narrowboat and the world's first solar boat. Technical information
about propellers. Plus news of a French solar Channel crossing, fun boats for a
carbon neutral theme park, a new recruitment service and the UK's first hydrogen
filling station. |
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Volume 21 No. 1 - Spring 2008 |
Spring 2008 issue: HRH the Duke of Edinburgh
presents awards to hybrid boats from the UK, Europe and Australia. A family
takes a sunshine cruise across New York State at a cost of only half a dollar a
day for fuel. The delights of silent cruising among the wildlife on the Pranburi
river in Thailand. The restoration and conversion of a 1950s cruiser to electric
power and the building of a new solar powered catamaran. Plus details of shows,
rallies and festivals over the summer season. |
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Volume 20 No. 4 - Winter 2007/8 |
Winter 2007/8 issue:
Two London Boat Shows, the Broads Green Boat Show and the Somerset River
Festival. The launch of Birmingham University's experimental canal boat
powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. A sunshine cruise in Norfolk and technical
information about photovoltaics and solar panels. A new world speed record,
new electric water buses in Paris, a new solar boat in Switzerland and
eleven entries from five countries for a new trophy for hybrid boats.
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Volume 20 No. 3 - Autumn 2007 |
Autumn 2007 issue:
Electric boats at the Inland Waterways
Festival on the River Great Ouse. Canadian Television on board
an electric tug for a documentary about the historic Rideau
Canal near Ottawa. Paul Daniels tries water divining at the
Henley Traditional Boat Rally. The conversion of a
diesel-powered Broads cruiser to silent and fume-free electric
propulsion and the conversion of an electric boat in Somerset to
solar power. Electric water taxis in Dubai and a new hands-free
electric boat in the USA.
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Volume 20 No. 2 - Summer 2007 |
Summer 2007
issue:
Noel Edmonds presents prizes for Sustainable
Transport at the Royal Bath and West Show. New electric boats at the
Beale Park Thames Boat Show. Cruising in Cambridgeshire and on the
newly opened Grantham Canal. The arrival in New York of the Swiss
solar powered catamaran and details of a new solar powered passenger
boat on Loch Lomond. Technical information on speed controllers and
the story of the inventor of the first marine outboard engine, the
AA battery - and light sabres long before Star Wars. |
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Volume 20 No. 1 - Spring 2007 |
Spring 2007 issue:
The first solar powered crossing of the
Atlantic, and a solar barge on the Kennet & Avon. A new trophy
for hybrid boats and the restoration of the oldest electric boat
in the UK. An interview with the builder of a boat using solar,
wind and wave power and a report on fuel cell ferries in
Holland, Germany, Norway and Wales. Developments in electric
boating, including solar boats in Canada and a racing hydroplane
aiming to set a new world electric speed record. Details of this
year's shows and events, and a chance to have your say about
charging points on the Thames.
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Volume 19 No. 4 - Winter 2006/7 |
Winter 2006/7 issue:
The London Boat Show, the Broads Green Boat
Show, The start of the journey to cross the Atlantic by solar
power, a solar
cruise on the historic Rideau Canal in Canada and a cruising
weekend in Norfolk. Useful technical information about the DC
electric motor and news from the Thames, Broads, Lake District,
Amsterdam, Paris and California.
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Volume 19 No. 3 - Autumn 2006 |
Autumn 2006
issue:
Traditional boats at Henley, an eight metre electric slipper launch
analysed and a new solar-powered passenger boat on the
Serpentine. Reports on the IWA National Waterways Festival, the
River Stour Steam and Electric Day, summer events in Somerset, the
Evesham River Festival, the EBA AGM and Thames cruise - and the
opening of a new junction on the Wilts and Berks Canal. Also
letters, information from the Thames, the Broads and the Grantham
Canal and news of a solar cruise in Canada. |
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Volume 19 No. 2 - Summer 2006 |
Summer 2006
issue:
An electric cruising weekend on the River
Great Ouse, electric ferries at an Australian winery, solar boats, a
hydrogen fuel cell boat, 100th birthday celebrations for an
Edwardian electric launch, the Somerset River Festival, the
Lancaster Canal Rally and the Beale Park Boat Show. Plus news from
the UK, Holland and France. |
EB News is distributed to all EBA
members, the marine press, navigation authorities, associated organisations
throughout the world, major boating centres, appropriate libraries and the
Parliamentary Waterways Group.
An index of articles published since 1997 is
available from the Secretary, Barbara Penniall. If you would like a
photocopy of an article you have missed, it can be purchased at a cost of
£1.50 to non-members, free to members.
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