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Kirié - Feeling 850 Racing

1985
France
Kirié

System at a Glance

This 1985 Feeling 850 Racing is an electric Sailboat (Monohull) from Kirié, powered by a 6 kW ePropulsion motor and a 8 kWh battery pack, offering a quiet and eco-friendly boating experience.

Length (LOA)8.5 m (27.9 ft)
Beam (BOA)3.2 m (10.5 ft)
Hull Draft1.8 m (5.9 ft)
Hull ConfigMonohull
Hull TypeSemi Displacement
Displacement2,600 kg (5,732 lbs)
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Boat Specifications

Overview

Make
Kirié
Model
Feeling 850 Racing
Year
1985
Hull type
Semi Displacement
Configuration
Monohull

Hull & Dimensions

Length overall
8.50 m
Waterline length
7.45 m
Beam overall
3.20 m
Draft
1.80 m

Weights

Displacement
2,600 kg
Motor & battery
111 kg
Total weight
2,711 kg

Electric Propulsion System

Motor

1 × Pod Drive 6.0 Evo

Total Power: 6 kW
Pod Drive 6.0 Evo

Battery

1 × E163 Battery

Capacity: 8 kWh
E163 Battery

Propeller

1 × Pod 6.0 Evo Folding Propeller

Rated RPM: 1500
Propeller

Performance Tests

Test details

Test date
2025-07-07 15:02:00
Testing personnel
Victor Nave
Persons onboard
2 (total 180 kg)
Location
La Grande Motte, France
Temperature
0 °C
Weather
10 knots of wind and 50cm of swell + chop

Recorded speed

Actual speed versus power for test 1 Recorded measurements are listed in the test results table. 0 0 2.5 2 5 4 7.5 6 10 8 Speed (knots) Power (kW)

Test results

Top Speed6.4 knots
Cruising5.4 knots
Estimated Range9–57 nm
PowerActual speedRuntime*Range*Energy use
0.5 kW 3.4 knots 16h 41m 56.8 nm 0.15 kWh/nm
1 kW 3.89 knots 8h 21m 32.4 nm 0.26 kWh/nm
1.5 kW 4.59 knots 5h 34m 25.5 nm 0.33 kWh/nm
2 kW 5.08 knots 4h 10m 21.2 nm 0.39 kWh/nm
2.5 kW 5.4 knots 3h 20m 18 nm 0.46 kWh/nm
3 kW 5.62 knots 2h 47m 15.6 nm 0.53 kWh/nm
4 kW 5.89 knots 2h 05m 12.3 nm 0.68 kWh/nm
4.5 kW 6.1 knots 1h 51m 11.3 nm 0.74 kWh/nm
5 kW 6.21 knots 1h 40m 10.4 nm 0.81 kWh/nm
5.5 kW 6.32 knots 1h 31m 9.6 nm 0.87 kWh/nm
6 kW 6.43 knots 1h 23m 8.9 nm 0.93 kWh/nm

Actual speed is recorded during the test. Energy use, runtime and range* are calculated from the readings and nominal battery capacity; runtime and range do not account for reserve capacity.

Interested in this Boat?

This Kirié Feeling 850 Racing was listed by E-Nav Systems, an ePropulsion Dealer located in La Grande Motte, France

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