Start with the Propeller: A UK tech team builds a unique electric outboard and new company from scratch
The RAD 40 is efficient, unobtrusive, and aesthetically current and cool. Read more about RAD Propulsion and their unique design.
Propulsion Systems
Loosen Up: A New T-boat for Fishing Charters on Chesapeake Bay
Frank Carver’s new 51′ charter boat Loosen Up was designed by DLBA and built by Weaver Boatworks in Deale, Maryland.
At the Intersection of Electric, Aluminum, and Oysters
Fogg’s Boatworks embraces the latest in electric propulsion as it delivers practical metal hulls for work and pleasure. Anyone who has ever used a backing-out plane or an oyster knife… Read more »
Isobel Combines Classic Looks and Modern Tech
From the drawing board of Stephens Waring Design (Belfast, Maine) comes Isobel, a 26’6″ (8.5m) 1950s-inspired runabout being built at nearby Belmont Boatworks. The boat was commissioned by a longtime… Read more »
Saildrone Launches 65′ Aluminum USV
Richard Jenkins, an Englishman trained in mechanical engineering, stepped into the limelight on March 26, 2009, in California’s Mojave Desert by setting a 126.1 mph (203 km/h) land sailing speed… Read more »
Rybovich Refit Revisited
A recent visit to Port Townsend, Washington, included a stop at Sea Marine to check on the refit of Lone Eagle II, a cold-molded 53‘ (16.15m) Rybovich from 1967 that found its… Read more »
SNAME Powerboat Symposium Is Back
The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers (SNAME) Technical and Research Program, in cooperation with the Hampton Roads, Virginia Section of SNAME, will host the Sixth Annual Powerboat Symposium… Read more »
Candela’s Faith in Foiling Ferries
In the rarefied world of fully foiling electric boats with carbon hulls and appendages, sensor-based digital ride control systems, and hefty price tags, Candela grabbed the spotlight by delivering on… Read more »
Princeton University Electric Speedboat Team Sets World Record
Even a broken prop shaft could not slow them down. On October 26, 2023, the 40-plus members of Princeton University’s Electric Speedboat Team (PES) erupted in cheers on a clear,… Read more »
The Electric Propulsion TURN-ON
A growing market for electric propulsion drives the development of new companies and technologies.
