SOLAR SAL BOATS
100% SOLAR
ELECTRIC
USCG Inspected Solar Passenger Vessel
Home of the First
US Pat No. 10,875,608
SOLAR
by design
Quiet
For you and your guests. Imagine peaceful conversations in the absence of engine noise.
Enjoy the Journey
Without the smell of engine exhaust
No oil or air pollution
Fuel-free
Our boats are 100% solar electric, meaning they do not require
fuel or shore power.
Low maintenance
Electric propulsion systems have almost no maintenance expense
LIVE
YOUR
VALUES
You could be a retiring or downsizing sailor. Perhaps you are an up-and-coming professional searching for your first yacht. Maybe you simply love classic boats. Either way, you value sustainability or you wouldn't be here on this page. Wouldn't your lake, river or sound be a classier place with a boat that is in alignment with your values?
Solar Sal expects be first 100% Solar boat to Alaska
Our Devlin build 27 has been named Wayward Sun and upgraded and outfitted for this journey. We added more solar panels, more electronics, and doubled battery capacity.
How will we do it? Captain Alex explains: Solar Boating 101
Captains David and Alex depart May 23rd.
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Please note we will strictly adhere to all of the rules for a transit-through passage and will travel as quickly as possible through Canadian waters without going ashore. After all, we do not need to stop to refuel!
Announcing Solar Sal 24
Arriving Summer 2021
This is our first fiberglass production boat. More details will be coming soon,
but here she is! Designed by JF Bedard
Check out our drone video!
SS27 Wayward Sun
is still for sale.
Soon to be an
Inside Passage veteran
WA State sales tax EXEMPT
for electric vessels
MODELS
This is a picnic/cocktail launch for
2-10 people that will turn heads
and comfortably sleep 2
SS27 in the San Juans
Proudly Built by Devlin Boat
Electric System by BRJ Solutions
This vessel is the first ever 100% solar passenger vessel to receive a USCG Certificate of Inspection
Expertly designed by
Proudly Built by the
Literature:
A Magical Evening
on the Hudson River
Just like our 38' cruiser,
but with 2 private cabins
From the Creator
Solar Sal 40
Prototype
Click photo for news clip
of historic journey
Soundtrack includes the
song she was named for:
"I've got a mule
her name is Sal
15 miles on the Erie Canal"
David Borton
Troy, New York
Alex Borton
Bellingham, Wa
