Solar Yachts

Ocean-capable solar-powered yachts are an appealing idea, though not exactly a new one. Malta's ZEN Yachts offers something extra though, claiming that its Zen50 carbon catamaran is the first production yacht to feature a wingsail.

It seems we jumped the gun when we called the SolarImpact the world's first ocean-going solar yacht based just off its CAD renders. There's another company out there with boats in the water, and the Silent 55 can cruise for up to 100 miles (160 km) per day for weeks at a time on solar power alone.