Moorings 4300 Electric Catamaran
A Success at Miami Boat Show
The Environmentally-Friendly Moorings 4300 Electric Premiers
to Rave Reviews at the Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show
The Moorings 4300 Electric Catamaran made its first United States appearance at the 2007 Strictly Sail Miami Boat Show. Aimed at a greener approach to propulsion, the new Moorings 4300 Electric Catamaran combines new diesel-electric technology with the comfort, style, and performance of an award-winning Moorings yacht. This is the first yacht with electric propulsion to have successfully proven this unique environmentally friendly technology through a transatlantic passage and over six months of charter use in the British Virgin Islands with the worlds leading charter company, The Moorings. Over the past year this system has proven to be extremely reliable and a winner with environmentally conscious sailors. “The Moorings is proud to lead the way in testing and improving this technology to the point where such an eco-friendly propulsion system is available to the recreational boater and charter customer,” commented Lex Raas President The Moorings.
The Moorings Continues Innovation
The Moorings has been testing this technology for over a year and has brought to the market the first system to be proven in operation in a marine environment. The system is unique in that it does not utilize additional batteries for energy storage but instead combines a custom generator and propulsion unit to provide a very environmentally friendly propulsion unit. The OSSA Powerlite propulsion units are driven by an OSSA Powerlite DC generator system by Glacier Bay, which also powers the boat systems, including powerful DC air conditioning units. No additional battery bank is required for propulsion storage, which avoids issues with battery life and disposal, and the addition of weight and reduction of usable space.
This unique yacht is currently available for charter with The Moorings charter fleet in the British Virgin Islands and will be available for purchase in The Moorings Advantage Yacht Ownership Program in 2008.
For charter information, contact The Moorings at 1-800-368-9991. For Yacht Ownership information, call 1-800-521-1126 or visit www.moorings.com/yachtownership.asp.