SILENT-YACHTS is gearing up for the autumn boat shows with no fewer than two debuts scheduled for the Cannes Yachting Festival in September.

The first SILENT 60 fitted with a kite wing will be on display in Cannes for the very first time. The light, easy-to-use compact kite wing generates up to ten times more power per square metre than a conventional sail.

Launched from a fold-away mast structure on the foredeck, the kite wing offers three major advantages, the first being extra propulsion.

The kite can pull the 30-tonne SILENT 60 with a speed of four to five knots. Furthermore, it reduces the consumption of the e-motors, thus extending the range.

The second advantage is redundancy. If a fishing line gets entangled in the propellers, for example, the kite can serve as reserve propulsion that enables the boat to get to a protected place where the rope can be cut and the prop set free.

Last but definitely not least, fun and joy. It’s exciting to see the kite high up in the air, pulling the boat with just the power of the wind.