Cosa ha visto la flotta
Il Island Spirit 525, come la flotta lo ha visto
Derivato dai video che la flotta ha analizzato di questo modello. ▶ contrassegna l'apertura del momento a bordo.
The Island SPIRIT 525 is a 15.8-meter fractional sloop catamaran, designed by Group Island Spirit and built by Island Spirit Catamarans in Thailand since 2022. It features a twin keel hull, an 8.2-meter beam, a 1.5-meter draft, and displaces 16,500 kg. The model is available with electric propulsion, offering 65kW (87 hp) rated power or optional 2x 80 hp motors, and can be configured with three to six cabins. Aboard *The Sailing Doodles Podcast*, Bobby White plans to take delivery of an all-electric Island SPIRIT 525 with three cabins and an office in Thailand, featuring mast furling and DC motors. *Sailing Doodles* shows the Island SPIRIT 525 as a 52-foot catamaran designed for charter, with a six-cabin layout, dry heads, and an air conditioning chiller system capable of running on a 25-kilowatt-hour house bank without a generator.18:14 The electric drive system allows for quiet operation and minimal vibration, maintaining nearly seven knots at 25 amps during a test sail near Phuket, Thailand.7:16 The helm includes a 360-degree enclosure and integrated camera systems for docking.15:23 The vessel is equipped with a Yanmar generator, a forward cockpit, a flybridge dining area, and electric furling and winches. *Sailing Doodles* also shows Bobby's Island SPIRIT 525E, hull number five, nearing completion at the factory in Pattaya, Thailand, featuring Starlink and solar panels, Selden winches with in-mast furling, shaft-drive electric motors, sacrificial keels, and six underwater hull lights.1:53
