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Yacht wins race with fuel cell auxiliary power
Fuel Cells, Jan 13 2010 (The Hydrogen Journal)
- The winning yacht in the Atlantic Rally for Cruises (ARC) racing division, sailing from Gran Canaria to St Lucia (off Northwest Africa to the Caribbean) had a 65W methanol fuel cell onboard, providing auxiliary power, which was used to power navigation, computer and communications equipment.
The yacht's crew included Tom Sperrey, managing director of fuel cell manufacturer UPS Systems.
"The fuel cell performed incredibly well, even under the hostile conditions of the mid-Atlantic," said Mr Sperrey. "It’s perfect for sailing as it provided us with a quiet, clean, compact and reliable source of power that lasted for the whole trip. There isn’t much equipment on a boat that doesn’t require maintenance, but we didn’t have to worry about the fuel cell. Using the fuel cell for the communications equipment meant that we didn’t have to keep powering up the boat’s diesel engine to re-charge the batteries."
