None of this is about technology for its own sake. Every innovation aboard serves one idea:
a boat that owes nothing to anyone — not a fuel dock, not a marina, not a schedule.
Lighter but stronger.
At 31 tonnes lightship — measured, not estimated — the GR63 is markedly lighter than comparable vessels.
Its hull combines Divinycell foam, multiaxial basalt fibre, aramid and carbon: lighter and stronger than conventional builds, and the foundation of its range and efficiency.
Powered by the wind
Two magnetic-levitation wind turbines in carbon and basalt generate power under way and at anchor.
Above them, WingIt — an automated kite boat system — adds wind-assisted propulsion: by calculation, 6 knots of boat speed in 10 knots of wind, with no energy consumption at all.
Powered by the sun
11.5 kW of individually-tested solar cells feed the batteries (equipped with multiple bypass diodes to minimize the effect of shadows) — extended by solar glazing on the Nest and a retractable solar awning.
The GR63 is designed to live on sunlight alone in most conditions.
All solar panels are equipped with multiple bypass diodes to minimize the effect of shadows.
The Nest is fitted with solar glazing (which generates electricity).
100% electric. No Diesel.
When sun and wind are not enough, methanol/water fuel cells take over, producing up to 20 kW on demand. No diesel aboard: no engine noise, no vibration, no fuel bills — just silent power, always available.
Built to take a hit
Twin aramid layers protect the immersed hull and part of the topsides — offshore reassurance against floating objects.
Every external post, rail and stanchion is titanium: a choice normally reserved for superyachts many times the price, invisible but uncompromising.
Fresh food, mid-ocean
An automated hydroponic garden in the forepeak grows fresh greens and herbs at sea — watered, lit and monitored without a hand’s touch — installed, automated, and ready for its first crop at sea. Energy from the sun, water from the sea, food from the bow: the last link in the chain of self-sufficiency.
Privacy at the marina
Every window can switch from clear to opaque at the touch of a button, thanks to remote-controlled LCD glazing — privacy on demand, without a single curtain.
First installed on the Andaman 50; see it in action below.