Hybridizing yachting
In designing its retractable electric thrusters, BlueNav has chosen to take a different path from the major players in the market. Between motorization manufacturers for purely electric boats and Inboard hybrid solutions that are often imposing and complex to implement, BlueNav has chosen a differentiating solution for hybridizing boats, by adding the BlueSpin, an azimuthal, retractable thruster. Hervé Frouin, technical director and founder, sums up the advantages: "We keep the wow effect of the silence of electric navigation, the possibility of sailing while respecting exceptional sites, with the added maneuverability that allows you to turn on the spot, while retaining the speed and autonomy of the combustion engine if necessary. There are no concessions on performance."
A simple, plug&play solution
The integration of the BlueNav electrical solution has been designed to be as simple as possible, with an eye to plug&play. Professionals can thus hybridize a boat easily, whether they are converting a thermal boat to hybrid in a retrofit project, with the external modules on the transom remaining unobtrusive, or at the design stage for a new hybrid boat, outboard or inboard.
For yachtsmen, too, the solution is simple. A single button switches from electric to petrol mode, without the pilot having to worry about a thing. Hervé Frouin emphasizes: "A simple press of a button and you're back on your usual boat."
Promoting respectful boating
BlueNav, which enters its 5th year in 2024, employs almost 50 people. With the rigor and structuring of a young industrialist, the brand is establishing itself on the market with an established network with over 20 countries worldwide, and sees its offering as a means of accelerating the transition of yachting, as its founder explains: "Initially, customers think they'll use electric motors 20% of the time, but end up doing so 70% of the time. This is part of the change in expectations among yachtsmen and the move towards more respectful boating. With electrics, we're changing the register to sail in harmony with nature, with respect, in well-being and conviviality."
