The World Record of ‘largest solar-powered boat’ has been achieved by expedition leader Raphaël Domjan of the TÛRANOR PlanetSolar from Monaco.

A crew of fiveunder expedition leader Raphaël Domjan; piloted the 31-meter (102-ft) long, 15-meter (49-ft) wide vessel, which is covered in 537 square meters (5,780 sq ft) of solar panels. These provide power to four electric motors (two located in each hull), that have a maximum output of 120 kW and can propel the boat to a speed of 14 knots. It is constructed mainly of a light yet durable carbon fiber-sandwich material. The world’s largest solar-powered boat the ‘TÛRANOR PlanetSolar’ from Monaco became the first boat to sail around the world using nothing but the power of the Sun. It arrived back in Monaco after 18 months (September 27, 2010- May 04, 2012) spent circumnavigating the planet and succeed in the first journey around the world with solar energy.