Atlantic crossing aboard a Windelo using only green energies
“We crossed the Atlantic using only our sails, without a drop of diesel. This is something that some other boats are also able to do, but the significant difference was that we only used green energies to produce electricity onboard. On the Windelo, we never needed our power generator to charge our battery banks. All we needed were our solar panels and the hydrogeneration system when the sails were up.
Never compromising on comfort, we reached the other side of the Atlantic with an almost full battery bank. Yet, each day, we took long, hot showers, the water maker was switched on, I cooked a great deal (using electricity), we used our tablets, phones, computers, and e-book readers, and, of course, we had all the navigation equipment running, as well as the electric winches for hoisting and trimming the sails. Our autonomy in green energy was never at the expense of our comfort because our batteries were recharged each day. However, we had to get used to activating the hydrogeneration system any time we were sailing at 10 knots or more.
And to develop this mindset, the only advice we could give friends taking part in the ARC 2023 onboard a Windelo catamaran would be to aim to do things the sustainable way, without a drop of diesel”!
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