Eco-Boats EU

Our promotion of sustainable yacht building ♻️⛵💚 continues successfully during the Austrian Boat Show 🇦🇹⛵, where Innovation Yachts presents their latest design, the Volcat16, made out of volcanic fiber 🌋, balsa wood 🌱 and biobased epoxy.
So, come by and see 👀 the Volcat16 in hall 5 – 539.

We are boot Düsseldorf and our first presentation for the Eco-Boats project 💚⛵went great!

A big thank you to the team behind the Sailing Center Stage 🎤, in Hall 15 to give Norbert Sedlacek Ant-Arctic-Lab Innovation Yachts this opportunity, and also again on:
> Monday, 20th January @15.30
> Friday, 24th @13.00
> Saturday, 25th @15.00

You’ll also learn about our sister project .

Please note also, that you can find the panel discussion 🎤👀: “Building the Future Fleet: Advanced materials and innovative production techniques” ⛵♻️ with Sea Teach, on the Blue Innovation Dock stage on 24th January @ 2.15 pm, in Hall 10. Thank you to the organisation of EBI - European Boating Industry.

Therefore, safe the dates and stay tuned 👀 to learn more about our programs to develop the sustainable boat building industry 💚⛵♻️ in cooperation with our project partners and the EU 🇪🇺.

Skill Shadowing Workshop in Bremen GREENBOATS 💚⛵!

All the project partners spent a very interesting and informative🧐 great time together.
It was a great occasion to talk about the different sustainable and recyclable ♻️ boat building methods and materials.
We looked at different core materials, like balsa, cork, recycled PET foam and bio foam.
But the main topic was flax fiber🌾: where it comes from 🌱🚜, how to handle it and properties.
Thank you for that great insight and exchange 😀👍!

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GREENBOATS Norbert Sedlacek Ant-Arctic-Lab Sea Teach

🌍 Boats for a greener future

The European Green Deal aims to transform every sector towards sustainability.

🚤 At Eco Boats, we’ve embraced the challenge:
🌱 Boats crafted with sustainable materials.
💧 Minimal environmental impact on water.
♻️ Promotion of a circular economy.

💚 Because sailing can also be a commitment to the planet.

Did you know that we have been talking about volcanic fiber 🌋 for 15 years now?!

The worldwide first volcanic fiber sailing boat prototype ⛵was the Open16 FIPOFIX built in 2012, it sailed 3 transatlantic records 🏆.

Volcanic 🌋fiber??? What?
This means:
1) take several mineral rocks with different mechanical properties,
2) run analysis for their compositions,
3) grind them and mix them together, in an “secret recipe”,
4) melt 🔥 🌡️the mix and
5) get fibers 😀

The result is a fiber which matches the clients demands and has also unique properties like:
• Hydrophobic (no osmosis) 🌊
• Extreme UV and heat resistance 🌞 🌡️
• Extreme shock resistance and shock absorption 💪
• Very hard surface,
• Recyclable ♻️
• Very low environmental impact 🌎💚

This brings us to more safety 💪, performance and sustainability 🌎♻️💚 in a construction, compared to other common composite materials.

Sea Teach Nauta Morgau ecoboats Norbert Sedlacek Ant-Arctic-Lab GREENBOATS

Do you know whats a green skill is? 🌱💡

Don’t miss this post to learn more and send us your comments! 💚



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🌿 A brief introduction to natural fibres in engineering 🌿

In the world of more sustainable engineering, natural fibres are gaining more attention than before. 🌍 These renewable alternatives to synthetic fibres offer unique, multifunctional properties thanks to their diverse origins. This is particularly exciting for the boat-building industry—flax fibres, for example, provide the strength needed for maritime applications when properly integrated into composite materials.
Whether you're an entrepreneur, engineer, or sustainability advocate, understanding these materials is essential for shaping the future of eco-friendly innovation.
👉 Swipe through the pictures to learn more.

Building and using fully sustainable and recyclable ♻️ yachts⛵ is what we all should do!

But this should additionally be combined with technical solutions which allow also operating a yacht only with renewable energy from wind 🌬️, water 🌊 and sun 🌞!

As we know that the footprint of a common yacht during operation is catastrophic 🙈😬, we see this topic at least with the same importance as our clean and responsible yacht building program.

This means, you shouldn’t miss modern comfort like an oven or hairdryer but if you use these items with power from renewable resources, you make a positive impact 💚🌎 while spending great time in nature 🐟🐠.

To be as future pointing as possible we also run our small but constant laboratory 🧪🧐 verifying new materials and technical solutions which help us becoming more and more efficient in what we are doing!

Sea Teach Nauta Morgau ecoboats Norbert Sedlacek Ant-Arctic-Lab GREENBOATS

The Eco-boats project is also a testament to our unwavering commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By integrating sustainable practices, we contribute significantly to several key goals:

SDG 1 (No Poverty): By promoting sustainable industries and creating green jobs, we help lift communities out of poverty. 🌍💼

SDG 4 (Quality Education): Our project includes educational initiatives that provide training and skills development in sustainable boat building. 🎓🌱

SDG 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation): Eco-friendly boats reduce water pollution, protecting our oceans and freshwater resources. 🚰🌊

SDG 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy): Incorporating renewable energy sources into boat designs ensures clean energy use . ☀️⚡

SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production): Renewable and recyclable materials can be used to minimise waste and promote sustainable consumption. 🌱♻️

SDG 13 (Climate Action): Eco-friendly construction techniques help reduce the carbon footprint, actively combating climate change. 🌡️

SDG 14 (Life Below Water): By adopting cleaner materials and methods, we help protect marine ecosystems from pollution and degradation. 🐬🌊

Together, we are building a greener, more sustainable future. Join us on this journey and let’s make waves of positive change! ⛵🌿

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Today we talk about Eco-design ⛵🌿

The efficient design of a vessel’s hull shape is crucial for minimizing its environmental impact for several reasons:

1. Reducing resistance: An aerodynamic and hydrodynamic design minimizes resistance in the water, meaning the vessel requires less energy to move through the water. This results in lower fuel consumption, leading to reduced greenhouse gas emissions and pollutants being released into the atmosphere. In the case of boats with electric propulsion, this factor helps to achieve the best performance in the autonomy of the boat. ⛽🪫

2. Enhancing energy efficiency: By optimizing the vessel’s shape to reduce resistance and maximize efficiency, higher energy efficiency in navigation is achieved. This not only cuts operational costs but also decreases the vessel’s carbon footprint. ⚡

3. Less impact on marine ecosystems: By lowering resistance and enhancing efficiency, disturbance to the water and surrounding marine ecosystems is minimized. This helps protect marine life and preserve the health of aquatic ecosystems. 🌊🐠🐳🐬🪸

In conclusion, an efficient hull shape design not only enhances performance and efficiency but also significantly contributes to reducing a vessel’s

environmental impact, fostering more sustainable practices in the maritime industry. 💡💚

🇬🇧 3R – Reduce ❌ – Reuse 🔧 – Recycle♻️

An environmentally friendly approach 🌎 💚 for every usage are the 3R - Reduce – Reuse – Recycle!
It’s valid as well as for boat building, as the construction of our shipyard or our daily life!

1) We are doing everything to prevent ❌ to buy new or produce something which we don’t need or where there is already something available.
2) When we have already something we are trying to keep it, to repair 🔧 it to continue using it.
3) And when the two previously named solutions are not possible, we are recycling ♻️ it, to recover materials to make something new out of it.

A sample for what we are regularly using in boat building ⛵, is a cutout from a deck panel, which might be reuse as a reinforcement plate under deck equipment like a block or a padeye.
So, the cutout is not thrown away and I don’t need new material for the reinforcement.

Another sample from the construction 🏗️ of our shipyard is the reuse of styrofoam blocks which were delivered as protection for our wall panels. Instead of letting the construction teams throwing them into the garbage bin, we collected them, stored them and now the get a second life as the floor insulation of our reception.
So waste is avoided as well as resources for the making of new insulation material.

What are you reducing – reusing – recycling in your daily life or in your job 🤔💚🌊🌎?

🇫🇷 3R - Réduire ❌ - Réutiliser 🔧 - Recycle♻️

Une approche écologique 🌎 💚 pour chaque utilisation sont les « 3R » - Réduire - Réutiliser - Recycler !
C'est valable aussi bien pour la construction de bateaux, que pour la construction de notre chantier naval ou notre vie quotidienne !

1) Nous faisons tout pour éviter ❌ d'acheter du neuf ou de produire quelque chose dont nous n'avons pas besoin, ou pour lequel nous avons déjà quelque chose de disponible.
2) Quand nous avons déjà quelque chose, nous essayons de le garder, de le réparer 🔧 pour continuer à l'utiliser.
3) Et lorsque les deux solutions précitées ne sont pas possibles, nous le recyclons ♻️, pour récupérer des matériaux afin d'en faire quelque chose de nouveau.

Un exemple de ce que nous utilisons régulièrement dans la construction de bateaux ⛵ ça sont des découpes des panneaux de pont, qui peuvent être réutilisées comme plaques de renfort sous un équipement de pont tel qu'un bloc ou un padeye.
Ainsi, la découpe n'est pas jetée et je n'ai pas besoin d'un nouveau matériau pour le renfort.

Un autre exemple tiré de la construction 🏗️ de notre chantier naval est la réutilisation des blocs de polystyrène qui ont été livrés comme protection pour nos panneaux muraux.Au lieu de laisser les équipes de construction les jeter à la poubelle, nous les avons collectés, stockés et ils ont maintenant une seconde vie en tant qu'isolation du sol de notre accueil.
Nous avons ainsi évité de produire des déchets et d'utiliser des ressources pour la fabrication de nouveaux matériaux d'isolation.

Qu'est-ce que vous réduisez - réutilisez - recyclez dans votre vie quotidienne ou dans votre travail 🤔💚🌊🌎🌎 ?

🇦🇹 Reduzieren ❌ - Wiederverwenden 🔧 - Recyclen♻️

Ein umweltfreundlicher Ansatz 🌎 💚 für jeden Gebrauch sind die “3Rs” - Reduce - Reuse - Recycle!
Dies gilt sowohl für den Bootsbau, als auch für den Bau unserer Werft oder unser tägliches Leben!

1) Wir tun alles, um zu vermeiden ❌ dass wir etwas neu kaufen oder produzieren, was wir nicht brauchen oder wo bereits etwas vorhanden ist.
2) Wenn wir schon etwas haben, versuchen wir, es zu behalten, zu reparieren 🔧 und wiederzuverwenden.
3) Und wenn die beiden Möglichkeiten nicht gegeben sind, erst dann, recyceln wir es ♻️ , um die Materialien zurückzugewinnen und etwas Neues daraus zu machen.

Ein Beispiel für das, was wir regelmäßig im Bootsbau machen ⛵, ist das Verwenden von Ausschnitten, z.B. von Decksluken als Verstärkungsplatten unter Decksausrüstung, wie z.B. einem Block oder einem Padeye.
So wird der Ausschnitt nicht weggeworfen und es wird kein neues Material für die Verstärkung benötigt.

Ein weiteres Beispiel aus dem Bau 🏗️ unserer Werft ist die Wiederverwendung von Styroporblöcken, die als Schutz für unsere Wandplatten geliefert wurden. Anstatt sie von den Bautrupps in den Müll werfen zu lassen, haben wir sie gesammelt, gelagert und nun bekommen sie ein zweites Leben als Bodenisolierung unserer Rezeption.
Auf diese Weise werden sowohl Abfälle als auch Ressourcen für die Herstellung von neuem Dämmmaterial vermieden.

Was reduzierst - wiederverwendest - recycelst du in deinem täglichen Leben oder in deinem Beruf 🤔💚🌊🌎?