Many a megayacht owner wants a striking-looking and well-performing tender to complement their main yacht. It needs to be adept at not only guest transfers, but also entertainment, like a classy watertoy. Falcon Tenders and ThirtyC Yacht Design believe they have the winning combination, along with silent cruising, in the Falcon E8. “E” stands for electric, as in the type of propulsion system and of course what the team expects customers’ reaction to be.
The 26-foot (8-meter) open-style tender shows off sportscar-influenced styling aft. Yet, she also has a super-sharp axe bow and classic flair. Naturally, buyers can tailor the paint colors to match their mothership and similarly customize the interior outfitting. Your captain can specify how to outfit the helm console, too. Something you’ll all appreciate, though, is the use of reclaimed teak for decking, running entirely fore to aft. You’ll also appreciate abundant stowage beneath the cockpit seating area. Rob Armstrong, ThirtyC’s creative director, says the Falcon E8 tender is “no frills” in terms of avoiding superfluous design or features. (The video below lets you spin the boat around to see for yourself.)
As either a fast way to get guests to and from shore or a thrilling ride out at sea, the Falcon E8 tender has a Vita Power system. In fact, you get a choice of two of its propulsion packages. Firstly, one offers 90 kW of continuous power and 126 kW of peak power. For comparison, that’s like 120 hp of continuous power and 170 hp of maximum power. The other option, meanwhile, offers 150 kW continuous and 220 kW of peak power, similar to 200 hp and 300 hp respectively. Regardless, anticipate a 20-knot cruising speed and max end of 30 knots. That’s plenty to put the wind in everyone’s hair and get guests from, say, Nice to Monaco in less than half an hour. Range isn’t an issue, either. The Falcon E8 tender should cover 30 nautical miles with a two-battery system.
Speaking of batteries, the Vita Power electric propulsion system fast charges to 80 percent in less than an hour. Slow charge, meanwhile, is a reasonable four to five hours.
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