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towards the end of last year I filmed a
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video covering the construction of the
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first 80-foot silent yacht the silent
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yacht brand has been created by Michael
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and Heike Kohler in response to
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increasing demand for a luxury yacht
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with world cruising ability that could
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run on solar power the response to those
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products and to that video has been
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electric if you'll excuse the pun but
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nobody saw what was right around the
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corner in 2020 as the world launched
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into a pandemic that would create
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problems for manufacturing
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internationally well now as the lockdown
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has started to lift here in Italy we've
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come back to pick up where we left off
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and see what progress is being made on
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the silents 80 catamaran
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and frankly I was extremely surprised
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and impressed to hear how much work has
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continued in spite of what are let's
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face it unprecedented challenges whilst
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I expected to return to the facility in
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Murata monde or photo film I was told
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that actually the holes of the 80 had
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already been transported to another
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facility in the nearby town of farno for
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the first stage of fitting out here the
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holes already look more like the smooth
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and polished finished that you would
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expect on a luxury yacht this is a great
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opportunity to see the space available
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inside the yacht before the deck is
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connected so let's take a look at the
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layout of the cylons 80 while we have
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this chance
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actually silent yachts are very flexible
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in the layouts for below deck level but
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the standard arrangement provides for
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four cabins below deck
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the owners stateroom being the largest
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and including an office area and a
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palatial ensuite bathroom actually all
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of the staterooms do have ensuite
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bathrooms and stairways to the port and
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starboard of the yachts make for easy
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access for all of the guests the VIP
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stateroom is foreseen to be located on
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the port side and benefits from slightly
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more wardrobe space but still the two
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remaining guest staterooms forward of
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the master and the VIP are very well
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proportioned and very well equipped
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there is space for a crew of two in the
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area between the two hulls a game with
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dedicated steps down from the main deck
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but the area after the staterooms is
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where we start to see just some of the
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advantages of a solar-powered electric
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yacht whilst conventional power cats
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have to dedicate areas in the aft of
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both holes to accommodate machinery for
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the engine rooms the silent 80 is able
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to use these areas for the storage of
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tenders and toys this is because the
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technical equipments for and electric
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yachts is so small and silent it can be
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distributed throughout the yachts the
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generators are in fact below the tender
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base and the electric motors that our
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completely silent are so small that they
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fit even under the floorboards
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we'll take a look it's had the power
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system works in a future video but for
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now let's move up to the main deck which
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will be a truly vast area
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remember the beam of this yacht is just
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shy of 11 meters that's nearly 36 feet
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so there are oceans of space for seating
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areas an open galley and of course a
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helm stationed inside the yacht and
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plenty of sunbathing and dining options
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along with a bar area on the outside
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deck finally most of the top of the
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yacht is used to capture the sun's
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energy through these large areas of
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solar panels but still the designer has
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made space for sunbathing relaxation and
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even a spa tub actually another designer
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quite well
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Marco Cazale of to design he is a highly
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respected yacht designer and it was
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quite a challenge for him to incorporate
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the requisites of a solar-powered yacht
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the main one being a vast expanse of
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solar panels and at the same time
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integrates some attractive Italian
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design I think he's done a great job and
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judging by the number of these that
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they've sold that say I'm not the only
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one to think that way
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actually silent yachts are keeping Marco
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and his team very busy indeed since
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recently they announced two new versions
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of the silence 80 the first one is this
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the silenced 80 try deck the result of
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demand from clients who don't want a
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yacht any longer than 80 feet but would
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like to have more livable area on board
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to meet this demand
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silent yachts along with to design have
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created a large hardtop for the yachts
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on which to situate the solar panels so
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that the top deck can now be far more
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spacious 90 square meters in fact and
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this in turn results in far more options
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for enjoying the outside of the Arts
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with a bar area dining and seating all
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under the shade of the hardtop
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and if an owner prefers to stay in the
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air-conditioning as an increasing number
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of your owners do the yacht is available
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with an enclosed Sky Lounge although I
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should add that some owners may prefer
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to use this space as an owner's suite
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with a private Terrace then when I spoke
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to Michael Kohler on the phone prior to
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filming this video he told me about the
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new raised version of the silenced 80 as
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the name would suggest this version
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raises the debt level of the yachts by
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35 centimeters the objective for this
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was to give more head height in the
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cabins below deck but this version has
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also resulted in a completely flush main
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deck without the steps to go up or down
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this raised version will be the new
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standard version of the AC and the 80
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tri deck but there will also be a loft
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version allowing the owner and his
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guests to enter the main deck lounge
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from aft doors as well as the port and
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the starboard side there is also a
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standard version with a sofa on one side
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now a yacht broke up I can tell you that
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for many people head height and a lack
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of steps is not really an issue at all
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but for other people it is the biggest
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issue it's the deciding factor of what
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yacht they'll choose or don't choose now
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I said this in the previous video that I
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firmly believe that the success of
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silent yachts has not been due to some
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flashy and expensive marketing campaign
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but rather due to the fact that Michael
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and Heike listen to what the market
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wants and then they react to it in a
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speedy and efficient manner
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and what success they are having when I
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came here to film silent yachts I was
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really interested to see how they were
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getting gone during the lockdown period
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and I find out that not only have they
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moved via 80 to this new facility for
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fitting-out but also they told me that
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they've sold another four units during
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the lockdown period for yachts one is
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another silence AC and the other three
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is actually their most popular model
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which is the silent sixth in fact I
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really wanted to show you this which is
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the plug of the holes of the silent 60
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here in the same facility as the 18th
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as you may know production yachts are
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built by first creating a life-sized
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wooden model of the hull and
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superstructure called plunks from which
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a mold is made and then the mold is laid
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up with glass resin composites in the
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case of silent yachts and a vacuum for
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strength and for lightness and then
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these components are fitted out for
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launch
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and delivery actually in another one of
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their production facilities in Thailand
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there is a veritable production line of
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this 60-foot model with units in various
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stages of completion I've been involved
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in the yachting industry for about 25
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years now and I don't think I've ever
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seen a relatively new brand receive so
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many orders in such a short amount of
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time it really is quite remarkable and
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now silent yachts are transitioning from
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a time when they had to show clients
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yachts in construction to shine that
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they can show clients yachts that have
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already been built they've sold 25 solar
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electric catamarans now eight are
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currently in construction but eleven
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have already been delivered to satisfied
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clients who are cruising the world's
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oceans now that is something that I
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can't stay silent about
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you
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