Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
It doesn’t just depend on the latitude and the time of year you’re cruising …
↓↓↓ Complete description, time index and links below ↓↓↓
I had the idea for this video way back in December 2024 (and did some work on it back then). Now that I’ve returned from sailing on the beautiful Lake Como and still have no updates on my main project, I decided to actually make that video.
We start by looking at solar yield data for the northern hemisphere. Then we do a worts/best case analysis of this data. After having a squiz at some solar panel specs and prices, we come up with the cheapest, lightest and smallest solution.
00:00 Intro – this was a long time in the making
01:07 Caveats – you don’t get to use all the power
03:17 Data – monthly yield at different latitutes
07:36 Best/worst – yield at different latitutes
15:16 Panels – lightest, smallest and cheapest
19:59 Options – optimizing for cost, space or weight
25:33 Conclusions – so how much kWp you need?
27:13 Wrap-up – solar is no golden bullet, bye
Tutorials youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwq-2MnM58FKn3920rc1V0qoTsQDheTIw
Outdoor: Italy, June 2026 – Skiff Sailing on Lake Como youtu.be/tu558QnQu38
Solar Yield Calculator solarserver.de/pv-anlage-online-berechnen
Excel Spreadsheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PZxgjqtD2Zkb_ueqjYKix7wA676A_eAa/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=100295151758876094579&rtpof=true&sd=true
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #solargenerator #solarsystem #ship #ships #boats #yachts #robertssmorgasbord
It doesn’t just depend on the latitude and the time of year you’re cruising …
↓↓↓ Complete description, time index and links below ↓↓↓
I had the idea for this video way back in December 2024 (and did some work on it back then). Now that I’ve returned from sailing on the beautiful Lake Como and still have no updates on my main project, I decided to actually make that video.
We start by looking at solar yield data for the northern hemisphere. Then we do a worts/best case analysis of this data. After having a squiz at some solar panel specs and prices, we come up with the cheapest, lightest and smallest solution.
00:00 Intro – this was a long time in the making
01:07 Caveats – you don’t get to use all the power
03:17 Data – monthly yield at different latitutes
07:36 Best/worst – yield at different latitutes
15:16 Panels – lightest, smallest and cheapest
19:59 Options – optimizing for cost, space or weight
25:33 Conclusions – so how much kWp you need?
27:13 Wrap-up – solar is no golden bullet, bye
Tutorials youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwq-2MnM58FKn3920rc1V0qoTsQDheTIw
Outdoor: Italy, June 2026 – Skiff Sailing on Lake Como youtu.be/tu558QnQu38
Solar Yield Calculator solarserver.de/pv-anlage-online-berechnen
Excel Spreadsheet docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PZxgjqtD2Zkb_ueqjYKix7wA676A_eAa/edit?usp=drive_link&ouid=100295151758876094579&rtpof=true&sd=true
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #solargenerator #solarsystem #ship #ships #boats #yachts #robertssmorgasbord
