First solar navigation

How do you feel about driving your solar boat? The Club allows you to make your first outing, without commitment, accompanied by a coach, in order to gradually discover this new lifestyle and the practical aspects of solar navigation. To learn more, continue this article or play to the final Quiz.

Level 1 roadmap

Only about 15' minutes by boat from Beaulieu, the David Niven anchorage is particularly accessible. It may also be the locals' favorite, because it does not appear on official nautical charts. Its translucent waters, its meadows of Posidonia, are a few minutes from the port make it the dream anchorage for a first outing.

On the way you will discover villas that fast boats cannot admire so easily.

• Villa Kerylos
• The Baie des Fourmis
• Villa Fleur du Cap
• Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild
• Villa Leopold II
• Villa MaryLand on the Route du Cinéma
• Villa La Vigie
• Posidonia meadows

Example of points of attention specific to solar navigation

Even if the boat has almost no draft, keep a margin of one meter of depth in addition to the maximum amplitude of the waves. Also try to stay the course with a passenger sitting in the front, thinking above all about his safety and comfort.

Safety: reduced speed - hand on the circuit breaker - wave anticipation

Once you arrive near the anchorage, approach reasonably while keeping at least 2 meters of depth and at least 100 meters away from the shore. Take into account the direction of the wind and the position of the surrounding boats. Of course, avoid the meadows of Posidonia by trying to wet preferably on the sand.

Safety: turn off the engine circuit and check the battery charge

Check the battery recharge, and if you master the solar autonomy, you can return the boat at 100% charge.

Quiz

Try this Quiz to prepare for it. We hope you will enjoy it as much as we do, concocting some trick questions!

At the end of the test, you can evaluate your results with the answers of the other skippers. All results remain anonymous.

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