Solar Sailor sponsors student design for superyacht conference

Alastair Callender, Boat Design Graduate 2009, Coventry University

Alastair Callender is in his final months of his Boat Design (BA Honours) degree course at Coventry University.

In his final year, Alastair wanted to develop an exciting innovative design, whilst being the world’s most environmentally friendly superyacht. After research he found Solar Sailor Holdings Limited – an Australian company that had developed patented solarsail technology, which harness renewable sun and wind energy and integrated hybrid electric technologies for use in ferries.

Solar Sailor was proud to sponsor Alastair’s project and incorporate its technologies into a new design – the “super-green superyacht.”

In March 2009, a second of Alastair’s final year unique design projects is being released during a talk from his sponsor’s CEO, Dr. Robert Dane: at the 6th Annual Green Ship Technology conference, taking place in Hamburg.

Alastair will be appearing at the 4th Annual Future of Superyachts Conference
22nd and 23rd June 2009, Nixe Palace Hotel, Palma de Mallorca, Spain.

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