Hi Cliff, I didn't see your message. Where did you send it? Anyway...I'm certainly not ready to retire yet. I'm about to sign another 5 year contract with N&J, and we are gearing up to increase output of videos.

Glad you enjoyed it - we're hoping to return to SIMENA in the future too.

Thank you so much 😀

Thanks so much - very much appreciated.

It reminded me of KORU too. Different designer, but similar "feel".

Thanks so much!

Thanks Patrick, glad you enjoyed it!

You do realize the 499 GT has to do with regulations, don't you? If it's over 500GT, there are additional regulations to follow. In addition, the GT limit is more often a _customer_ decision rather than the builder's decision. The _customer_ decides what they want to purchase and if they want the additional measures put into place or not. And I think your "understanding" of the industry "grasping at green" is flawed. They aren't doing it to impress low-skilled, unemployed protestors, or college students crying that they have to pay back money they borrowed; they're improving their methods because _they_ are the ones seeing the effects and _they_ are the ones visiting the clear waters. Despite the movies, technology doesn't improve by leaps and bounds, it's done in incremental steps. About 100 years ago luxury yachts were spewing black clouds of smoke as they traveled to and fro. Of course, if they didn't improve by "making more than 1% difference," people would be whining that they aren't trying to go green. Pay attention long enough and you'll notice that there are improvements done every single year, sometimes every single new yacht build.

@@grondhero that’s my point. The regulations get tougher. And safer and higher performance.

@@bernardkealey6449 Out of necessity. You wouldn't have a cruise ship and a kayak require the same safety standards. There's a bit of common sense involved. In addition, your first sentence you're implying the builder is to blame when it's the customer's choice. But please, if you're doing more than virtue signalling, show us a video of your lake boat having been certified with Lloyd’s Register of Shipping for Class A yachts.

Adding Hydrogeneration costs them almost nothing. The motor is already there, most of the electronics are already there. Usually, a boat's speed is limited by the hull speed. So, if you're sailing you can just as well collect some energy from the water.