Can a solar electric catamaran actually cross the Chesapeake Bay?

Sun, 23 Aug 2026 21:21:18 +0000

☀️ Welcome back to Sol Seeker! The new “book in our series” called life has officially begun. We completed what’s known as the Swedish Death Cleanse by selling nearly everything we own, and moving aboard our salvaged, half-sunk 37-foot Prout Snowgoose Elite catamaran as our new full time home.

We’ve permanently shed the mast and rigging to transform her into the first iteration of a 100% solar-electric liveaboard cruiser ready to take on the 6,000-mile journey of America's Great Loop!

In Season 2, Episode 4, Jason & Lezlie continue the Great Loop adventure aboard their upcycled solar-electric cruiser. A big question is answered about the solar canopy acting as a rigid sail in strong winds. An attempt to avoid heavy chop winds up with a grounding that felt like a game over sort of event. Fortunes turned for the better as they found themselves back underway. Finally arriving in safe harbor at Deltaville allows them to recoup and prepare for seeing whether their DIY solar powered boat can take them across the Chesapeake Bay to catch a glimpse of the sinking island of Tangier.

Chapters
1️⃣ 00:20 Portsmouth to Cabin Creek

2️⃣ 05:19 Cabin Creek to Deltaville

3️⃣ 06:28 Wind boost ~ Choppy ~ Ran Aground

4️⃣ 10:30 On to Deltaville

5️⃣ 19:56 Deltaville to Tangier Island

6️⃣ 23:06 Loopy Cup

👉 We hope you’ll follow along as we seek to catch the sun, and do cool things with us!

Please share your thoughts with a comment or more and come along for the ride.