Yacht and system designers have the freedom to choose any supplier they wish, but some choose Victron above all others, it seems.
Having spoken to Peter Bakker of Bakker Yachting Electronics in South Africa, who is an independent yacht systems designer, Victron Energy can confirm they have become the supplier of choice for onboard energy in the new build TAG 50, from Tag Yachts.
If the current TAG 60 online media gallery is anything to go by, then all those integrated background power systems that often you cannot see, but are essential to ensure seamless energy unlimited onboard, should make the new TAG 50 a powerhouse paradise, particularly as TAG Yachts have specified 4 x 4.75 KWh Victron Lithium-ion 24V 180Ah battery systems as standard on the TAG 50 XR.
In Peter Bakker’s own words, here is why Tag Yachts have chosen Victron Energy. “I have been working with Victron equipment for over 25 years and that in itself is something to celebrate. The reason though for choosing Victron products, for these catamarans, is because we can leave TAG’s basic design principles as they are, due to the flexibility a Quattro inverter/charger offers to a system designer like myself.
Quattros are the energy control center in every boat and they are just wonderful, as they shrink the amount of equipment needed into a much denser and compact footprint, then ever before.
The new TAG-50 comes in 3 versions and besides differing size Quattros, we also fit Victron Lithium Ion batteries, the Lynx Ion BMS, CCGX’es, BMVs, Blue Power Chargers, Orion DC/DC converters and Victron Isolation Transformers.
Working with one supplier such as Victron, for onboard energy, is so much easier than mixing and trying to match components from many differing suppliers.
I also think it is fantastic that TAG have chosen to fit Victron Lithium-ion batteries as standard for all their TAG-50s. The main reason for TAG choosing this type of battery system is their durability and available capacity in a small footprint, along with their ease of use and reduced maintenance, when compared to AGM or Gel. Also when you take all this into account and compare the cost of Lithium-ion with AGM, Gel or OPzV batteries, Lithium-ion wins with ease. In fact TAG’s system design choices may well prove to be an eye opener for other boat builders too.”
Victron Energy are pleased to be associated with Tag Yachts and wish them every success with their new model.
SOURCE: Victron Energy