Electric sailing Barcelona The Electric Sailing Barcelona project started in 2016 with a 5 step Electrical BLDC sailboat motor program and now almost two years later we are proud to tell you that we will start operating this year with electric sailing out of port Olimpic in Barcelona. We designed and made a prototype for […]
Is electric sailing cheap or very expensive?
Is electric sailing cheap or very expensive? Many people are asking “is electric sailing cheap or very expensive?”. That is a complicated question and we will look into the economics of electric sailing. The benefits of electric sailing are far more than just the financial savings. We do something for the environment that gives us […]
Battery solution for electric sailboats
Battery solution for electric sailboats There are many battery solutions for electric sailboats available on the market and therefore it is hard to make a choice. In this blog post we will describe technical details of batteries that will help the reader in making a decision. In an earlier post we explained the battery solution […]
Best electric drive system for sailboats
Criteria for best electric drive system for sailboats In our first blog on electric sailboat conversion we described our initial criteria for an electrical drive system. First of all we want to reduce the drag. In addition we want to use the propeller for regeneration of the batteries. Regeneration of electricity under sail is the […]
Four options for electric drive propulsion sailboat
Installing electric drive propulsion Currently electric drive propulsion is a hot topic for both cars and boats because electric drive propulsion is a clean and sustainable solution for the future. For BarcelonaSail the conversion to electric drive propulsion presents particularly challenging questions, such as, maintenance, costs, drag, autonomy and additional holes in boat hull. Electric […]
5 step Electrical BLDC sailboat motor program
BarcelonaSail’s electrical BLDC sailboat motor program in 5 steps. The criteria we listed in the prior blog is the starting point for our 5 step electrical BLDC sailboat motor program. With this electrical BLDC sailboat motor program we translate our criteria into technical requirements. Summarizing our priorities/criteria : 1.) 20 kn miles autonomy 2.) same […]
Electric BLDC Sailboat Motor
BarcelonaSail goes electric with a new Electric BLDC sailboat motor for our sail boats. The design for Samba’s electric BLDC sailboat motor is revolutionary. Barcelonasail will design and build the electrical sailboat propulsion system from the ground up. Electric BLDC motors BLDC stands for Brush-Less Direct Current. Electric BLDC motors are synchronous motors. Those motors […]
