Electric sailboats

Sailing yachts and catamarans with electric or hybrid propulsion instead of a diesel engine, from small daysailers to bluewater cruisers.

Bavaria Yachts

🇩🇪 Germany

German builder of cruising yachts. Its C-Line sailboats are offered with electric saildrives, and a generator option turns them into hybrids for long passages.

C38e25 kW electric saildrive, 18.2 kWh battery (expandable to three modules), over 50 nautical miles at reduced speed, hybrid version up to 576 nautical miles at 5.5 knots
C42e25 kW electric saildrive, 18.2 kWh battery (expandable to three modules), over 50 nautical miles at reduced speed
C46eup to 37 kW, two battery modules

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Beneteau

🇫🇷 France

French sailboat builder. The Oceanis 34.1 is available with an electric Torqeedo pod drive in place of a diesel engine.

Oceanis 34.1 electricTorqeedo Cruise 6.0 pod, Power 48-5000 lithium battery, 650 W charger fills it in about 10 hours, optional second battery

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Excess Catamarans

🇫🇷 France

French builder of sporty cruising catamarans, offering hybrid propulsion with twin electric motors and a diesel generator.

Excess 11 hybrid11.3 m, twin electric motors plus diesel generator, 2 to 5 hours on battery
Excess 15 hybridTorqeedo Deep Blue Hybrid

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Saffier

🇳🇱 Netherlands

Dutch builder of neo-classic daysailers designed for single-handed sailing, fitted with an electric pod motor as standard.

SE 27 Leisure8.20 m, Torqeedo Cruise 4.0 pod, Power 48-5000 lithium battery

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Sunreef Yachts

🇵🇱 Poland · Founded 2002

Gdańsk builder of luxury catamarans, founded in 2002 by Francis Lapp. Its Eco line combines electric propulsion with solar panels built into the hulls and superstructure.

Sunreef 80 Eco23.87 m sailing catamaran, 34 kWp solar, 475 kWh battery, two 180 kW electric motors

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X-Yachts

🇩🇰 Denmark

Danish builder of performance cruising yachts. The X4⁹E is its hybrid model with twin electric saildrives.

X4⁹Ehybrid, 2 x 10 kW electric saildrives, 28.8 kWh lithium battery bank

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Missing a brand? We list electric and hybrid sailboats sold in Europe. Specs come from the makers and the press, and can change.