In September 2008, Navgathi and TeamSustain joined hands to build a series of Solar powered boats there are fast, sleek, cost effective and functional. It was a perfect match between the two companies as each of our strengths were complementary.
Navgath is specialized in marine design and construction of boats and ships where as TeamSustain in alternate energy. Navgathi took charge of developing the design and manufacturing the boat whereas TeamSustain of engineering the solar energy collection, storage and utilization in the boat.
SunRider 6.2 is the first in the series of solar boats for the discerning customers. In addition to this ten passenger boat, we are working on other sizes:
4 Passenger high speed craft
20 Passenger vessel
40 Passenger vessel
All the boats are fully solar powered and 100% green.
Client: Coconu Lagoon
Vessel: 10 Passenger Solar boat
Year of Built: 2010
Scope: Joint design & construction with TeamSustain
Summary: The boat is currently with Coconut Lagoon, plying heir guests across the beautiful Kumarakom backwaters.
Media: This boat was acclaimed by media and industry alike. Some of the coverage are listed below:
- DARE magazine has showcased this product as an innovation in their May 2009 issue. The magazine page can be accessed here (http://dare.co.in/people/featured-innovation/sun-rider-the-solar-boat.htm)
- AutoBlogGreen covers our boat and its performance (http://green.autoblog.com/2009/02/18/solar-powered-pontoon-boat-gets-official-thumbs-up-w-video/1#c17199787)
- FuelClinic Blog covered the launch. It can be accessed here (http://blog.fuelclinic.com/2009/02/24/sunrider-electric-pontoon-boat-solar-powered-boating/)
- Sailing Texas has covered our boat in their list of electric vehicles. The page can be accessed here (http://www.sailingtexas.com/SPEV/Boats/Sunrider/sunrider.html)