Specialist in solar-powered electric boats, Sun Concept offers a 40-foot (12-meter) catamaran in several versions - MT, Pro and Cruise. It was the latter of these three, designed for coastal cruising, that we tested in southern Portugal.
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Test location: Vilamoura, Portugal
Conditions: South-southwest 5 to 8 knots, sea state slight
It’s not for nothing that Sun Concept settled five years ago in Olhão: this fishing town, very close to Faro, is located in the heart of a particularly vulnerable ecosystem: a succession of lagoons, sand banks and muddy plains stretch over 30 miles (50 km). Here, the professionals - fishermen, fish farmers, oyster farmers, shuttle boat pilots, water-taxis - are numerous and sensitive to the preservation of their environment. Close to their concerns but also to their…
