Our HONEST review of the Silent Yacht 55
Remember how a few months ago, we welcomed fellow YouTubers Kara & Nate onboard La Vagabonde II? Well this week the tables have turned and they've invited Riley, myself, Lenny & Darwin to join them onboard the SILENT YACHT 55!
Join us this week, as we weigh anchor here in Majorca, embarking on a truly unique 'sail' throughout the Balearic Islands. Over seven days at sea, we will be giving you our honest thoughts, feelings and opinions on solar sailing.
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PS: Let us know in the comments if you'd be keen to charter a Silent Yacht? We'd love to hear your feedback on this one...
Love Elay, Riles, Lenny & Darwin
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Comments (28)
Very interesting, thank you!
Was that Elayna playing “Inspite of Ourselves”? Such a great tune! Keep up the awesome episodes! ❤️
Very interesting. BTW you’re not an old coot for hanging back. We’ve got your back.
Enjoyed the video , battery power and generating power is tricky and on a boat a whole new challenge. I think a big challenge is aesthetics and habits in boat design and captaining. But I am super excited to see the market maturing as more money and minds will figure it out. I have a story to this effect communicating with Jimmy Cornell regarding the Elcano issues.
Great video, thanks for the review Riley. Seen this boat awhile ago and appreciate your honest opinion. The technology, as in vehicles, is in it's infant stage and will only get better over time. Hello to Elayna, the red hair looks great on you, so sexy :-). How does Riles like it?
Thank you for sharing, I love Kara and Nate, they seem like good people...
Great video guys! Question - you only spoke about the power output of the batteries, do you know what the energy capacity of them were? How long would you be able to motor when powered off of the batteries only?
Beautiful vessel but none if the “romance” or “he-man” or woman chores that you experience with a true sailboat. Kinda felt like have a fantastic race car but you are just being chauffeured. I did enjoy the amount of space you had on board, but little things like hatches facing the wrong way are soooo basic that I wonder who was doing the design… a landlubber?
No, absolutely not! Glad Riley was tough on the review. It’s a luxury house boat. I’m sure there is a market for that sort of thing. I’m interested in RAPIDO! 🍻
Yes!! Bring on the RAPIDO 😎
<p style="color: #008600;">Great honest review of the yacht! Awesome video, your work is much appreciated! Thank you!</p>
Awesome video this week and review was spot on! Great job everyone on SLV and K&N!!!
Interesting experience. Your review is slightly biased from your own expreinces on sailboats. Looking forward to your sailing inn thenear future!
I really hope you do more of this type of video. Can you review an HH ECO hybrid?
Ooooo nice suggestion.. I’ll tell Riley 😍
So that's basically a floating apartment. Dishwasher and laundry??? It looks amazing from here! Love Lenny's haircut, so grown up! Thanks for taking us along! ☮️🚐🐶❤️
Good review guys. Agreed you can’t compare to a sail vessel but a great option for stink boats. On another note we are planning on immigrating from Australia to Majorca next year. Did you like the island?
So awesome to see you guys are friends: I’ve been following Kara and Nate for years:
3.4kn. If you're Sven Yrvind that's way too fast. But if you chart his journey, I think he was getting passed by drift wood. I wish you could have tried that kite though. I'm hoping to spend my retirement making that work. Problem is, both times I've mention that to a boat builder they stopped corresponding. Maybe I should take the hint. ...nah.
There’s another boat maker that is doing 100 solar electric and hybrids using carbon for lighter boat needing smaller motors and less battery due to lower weight. It’s called Serenity Yachts. Boats made in Turkey. Really nice owner, Boyd. I wonder for they would make hulls that are more narrow. Those bouncy seas looked unpleasant. I bet you were wishing for a drawer style marine fridge about then.
This boat is our goal in 3-5 years (with the upper bedroom suite configuration). We both have Teslas now with solar panels on the house and Cybertruck on order, due March 2023. We absolutely love them. I’m so glad y’all finally did this!
Love to see you guys with Kara and Nate. Love all the new hairstyles. Yes Riley you are turning into a grumpy old sailor. x
It is funny you hook up with my favorite youtubers somehow. Haha I actually don't like the "youtuber" name. At least you are not calling yourself "influencer". That is even worse. Blahh Yuck! This was fun episode. Maybe you should do more boat reviews in the future. Call it a side gig. :) Hope you guys had fun. Crew looked like a fun crowd to be around. Say hello to Kara and Nate for me. Cheers...
Thank you for this GREAT video. I loved it so much. What a great boat, and what a great experience for all of you. Can't wait for future videos!!
Love the hair Elay!
Thank you 😊
I’m confused. I’m watching this on YouTube already
Hey James, this is the ad free version - only available for our Patrons. Hope you enjoy!
