Theo Schmidt is one of the earliest developers of solar boats. With this catamaran he realised the first almost-crossing of the English Channel in 1987 (a couple of miles missing). This boat runs at exactly 10 km/h under full sunlight without battery. (In 1997 Englishman Malcolm Moss realised the first complete crossing with a somewhat larger catamaran).
Theodor Schmidt has built several similar boats, solarized and
planned several larger ones, developed the first nautical mains-feed
concept on the Solifleur of Pro Natura,
and is now (2000) working on the Soliris
project (solar ship with accomodation for 30 young people). He is a
specialist for high efficiency propellers [3].
Email: schmidt(funny a)umwelteinsatz(dot)ch