Voted! FYI, you have to vote one for each category. Lovely to hear about this, look forward to learning more!

Man this guy is so passionate! That boat looks glorious :O

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

It really is a steal at this price too! Fingers crossed I can pick one up and not have to go back to work to afford it :D

An incredible amount of respect to this South-African team for this very innovative design and out-of-the-box thinking! Well done guys!

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. I hope to have one myself within a year. Fingers crossed. It sounds like we may start seeing them in charter fleets around the world soon. Great little vacation “homes” for couples and small families!

@mariusgrobler4235

Жыл бұрын

@ZeroFun great questions and video thanks!

Great Interview, thank you. It’s interesting which advantage electric motors on sailboats have. I never thought about advantage of winterilisation but for sure it’s easier and lithium Ferro has no problem with low temperature

@ZeroFun

9 ай бұрын

Yup! I ordered mine and should be picking it up this spring in Miami. Can’t wait! No more shaky engine mounts, diesel fumes, all that maintenance for engines! Just water and waste winterization, super easy! Oh, having a 12v AC installed, so I’ll have to drain that also.

many question i had ,i got answer t thank you very much

Two of my favorite things, motorcycles and sailboats. Thanks!

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

Ditto, especially electric motorcycles and sailboats! Hopefully will have solar/wind powered island hopping adventure videos next year!

Hi Paul, I'm from Cape Town and been following from the start. Love the concept and hope to sail on one in the future! Would love to do a European canal tour for a few months and even the Med. Let me know if you have boat avail for few months for advertising 🙂

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

Hi Juan, I don’t know if Paul is monitoring the comments, but you can reach him at: paul@hopyacht.co.za I can’t wait for them to have one in the USA that I can climb aboard and film on! Steven

@sebastiankummer191

9 ай бұрын

If you are interested we will sail hull 001 from Greece Preveza in 2014 if you are interested. For sure end of may beginning of june 2014 a test sail or a longer sailing would be possible

Obviously no shipments to the USA… but is there another company you could recommend that are in the USA that are similar to this awesome boat?

@ZeroFun

Ай бұрын

There’s one up for sale in Miami next week actually. Brand new. Owner couldn’t take deliver for medical reasons after waiting 9 months+. There’s something called a SmartYacht, if that doesn’t work for you. Most of the space is down stairs in the hull. I’ve been in one, lots of head bumping and stairs that my knees don’t like. But closest thing size and price wise. Has an electric drive option.

What are the engine specs on the motor only version, including pricing. What if I don't want a mast & sail but would prefer a kite. I am just interested in getting between Trinidad and Tobago

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

Hey, sorry, I’m just a KZread. Did you reach out to the HopYachts team? I believe it’s the same as the sail version, but with more batteries and fold out bulkheads. They’ve very flexible builders it sounds like, can make it whatever you’d like that fits in the hulls.

Can the batteries be charged with a generator

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

Yup! Just plug it into the shore power inlet, strap it on to the transom, and you have a very efficient hybrid! I’m adding a 420 watt wind gen, so I can get a few kWh extra day mininum, even when sleeping or during storms.

Tabernacle allows easy mast raising and lowering.

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

Nailed it!

"Condo on the water." They should use that in their marketing. "Houseboat on the beach." Do you work in marketing? Surprised you didn't go over the regen capability when it's under sail.

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

So, it turns out, regen under sail is a little over-hyped. Specially in a sort of hybrid sail/EP boat like this. You don't get much/any generation until 5 or 6 knots, which is about the most you'll get under sail alone in many conditions. However, with excess solar power, just a few hundred watts, added to the sail speed, you get 5 knots all day long easily pretty much. So, I'd rather have extra batteries that aren't E-Propulsion branded (they're required for regent with E-Propulsion pods) and enjoy motor sailing all sunny day long.

@ZeroFun

Жыл бұрын

I think "Condo on the water" was my best work also. hah. My wife hates boats, but I think if I can time tides, beaching this thing for a night or just an evening could be enjoyable to her. No bouncing around.

I was surprise they are not using a heat pump for heat and cooling the cabin as well as providing hot water. It is far more efficient than resistive heating while also being able to provide efficient cooling.

@ZeroFun

4 ай бұрын

They didn’t have heat/AC back then actually. But they added an extremely efficiency AC system for the American market. It’s DC and only pulls about 300 watts when cycling on. The water heat, yeah, it would be nice. I’m not sure they make tiny heat pump water heaters though!? It’s only 3 gallons or something barely enough for a single shower.

Can the batteries be charged with a generator

@sebastiankummer191

9 ай бұрын

If you put in a generator that would be possible, but than you have to carry again fuel.