Fuel Consumption of 40ft Cat, or Why Buy Sails?

[ArtM]

Sailing Catamaran Double Exposure, 0 to 20 knots in less than 25 seconds on a 40' cruising cat - YouTube

[Cheechako]

"we dont need no stinking diesels!"
wonder what HP they are...?

[ArtM]

This maker claims 4-5 knots continuous under solar power
Judging solely from the picture, it appears to be a comfortably large cabin cruiser.

Hybrid Boat For Carbon-Free Cruising | BoatSafe Blog

[nimblemotors]

Originally Posted by Cheechako

cool looking boat

Gary went for the pirate ship look
It has its charm, but the new boat won't look anything like it used to.

My current thinking is to make it a trimaran, the center hull will have the gas engine(s). Something along the lines of this hydroplane, but huge, 60ft x 30ft.
See all that surface area for solar panels?
Yes, I am crazy