I like to think ROVH has a touch of 007 in her. With her new electrical system, loaded with a large lithium bank of batteries. She can sail for days without any petrol support. Most voyages require some motoring and at those times the batteries top off thanks to a great alternator. I rarely feel like "it's time to make the donuts."
We designed a solar array that snaps onto our at anchor shade awning. The design is to provide enough juice for us to top off our batteries at the rate that we would need to make fresh water without using the diesel.
One of my favorite Bond moments is opening the lazaret hatch behind the cockpit to envelope the sailing with clear music. It seems days can go by without music - then to tip the scales we flip the switch and music guides from seemly the either, the awe of being alive. as ROVH charges between bays.
Hidden behind a cabinet is a satellite connected handset for calls and data, something I honestly have lost interest in, rarely considering it - I guess the sailing and freedom has been my focus. However, once we did fire up the system well outside of Bermuda to research a storm and Gulf Stream convergence. All data at our fingertips. All I can say - we successfully navigated the current through a storm 24 hours later.