Bluefin Electric Marine

Bluefin Electric Marine Bluefin Electric Marine’s mission is to relieve the world’s yachting community from it’s dependency on polluting fossil fuels.

The Bluefin adventure officially began over ten years ago at the Quayside Marina, Vancouver aboard the Volare. Keen on finding a clean, sustainable solution to the continuing pollution of our harbors and oceans, Michael Whatley set out to convert the first marine electric prototype – the Original Bluefin. A classic 1978 Ericson 34 foot sailboat with an original atomic 4 gas engine. The first test

run took place February 21st, 2012 and was a major success. The trial ran for 1 hour 15 minutes and maintained and average speed of 4.5 knots with a top speed 6.7 knots. The Original Bluefin has been running successfully without issue since. In the spring of 2013, Michael partnered with long time friend William Hayley. Together they are pioneering the second prototype, a 1972, 30ft Twin Engine, Tollycraft Royal Express.

We have a great deal for someone wanting to try out electric. Planning dinghy or Barge
12/05/2024

We have a great deal for someone wanting to try out electric. Planning dinghy or Barge

Out for a beer with my Bourget brothers
07/15/2022

Out for a beer with my Bourget brothers

09/29/2020

Electric motor company expands facilities and funding
Saietta, a UK manufacturer of axial flux ‘pancake’ electric motors is expanding its facilities with a solar panelled factory and preparing for major international growth with a new round of funding. Their patent-protected, axial-flux motor tech is branded AFT (axial flux traction) and is modular in design, meaning high and low voltage e-motor solutions can be provided or everything from scooters to buses to boats.

Saietta electric motor shown in exploded viewThe Saietta Group was formed when Agility Global and Agni Motors merged in 2015. The inventor of the pancake motor, Cedric Lynch, joined Agni in 2002 and has won numerous awards including the Guinness World Record for the world’s first manned electric helicopter, world speed record for the first e-powered aircraft, the Mansura Medal for outstanding contributions to hybrid development and the winning entry in the UK’s inaugural e-motorcycle race TT Zero.

Speaking about the growing demand for its products in all applications, Wicher Kist, Chief Executive Officer Saietta Group, said: “To have seen market demand increase so significantly means that a new round of funding will allow us to capitalize on the wave of vehicles that will be entering development soon.”

Saietta has appointed former Goldman Sachs Managing Director Emmanuel Clair as Non-Executive Chairman. Clair has been a prominent investor and Board Advisor at Saietta since 2017.

Mr Clair said “I have been watching the growth of e-mobility for the last five years, and my decision to accept the role at Saietta Group is a commitment to the company’s potential, which I think will be transformative to the entire mobility industry.”

08/20/2020

Bench testing Lynch Electric propulsion befor installation in a Catalina 36 sailboat.

Catalina 36 conversion just completed at Mosquito creek.
08/20/2020

Catalina 36 conversion just completed at Mosquito creek.

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