SWATH Electra Glide luxury yacht tender by SCOD

Making its debut at the Electric and Hybrid Marine World Expo 2014 in Amsterdam later this month will be the SWATH Electra Glide Limousine, a luxury yacht tender with a SWATH wave-piercing anti-roll twin hull. The vessel also features, as you have probably already guessed, an electric drive system which offers up to 40 nautical miles of range.

The vessel has been designed by SCOD (Sauter Carbon Offset Design) and is being built by the NEDSHIP group at their Turkish shipyard. The hull is formed from carbon epoxy, and the interior offers plenty of space for up to 14 passengers. Despite being primarily designed as a tender for large megayachts, the vessel can also act as a recreational day boat, offering a galley kitchen, bar, flat screen TVs, air conditioning and a rear dive platform.

While the SWATH Electra Glide Limousine tender is designed to operate under electric power alone, a diesel generator can recharge the batteries when needed to significantly extend the range. Six large solar panels on the roof provide additional charging capabilites. The two drive motors are outboard ReGenNautic Electric units each producing 300 horsepower. Maximum speed of the vessel is 45 knots.

Richard Sauter, head of design at SCOD commented; “The SWATH Electra Glide Tender takes us to an era of Responsible Luxury Yachting, where zero carbon solar power is a standard requirement and anti-roll, full standing spaciousness is taken for granted.”