ARC SPORT T he Arc Boat Company, founded in 2021, is headquartered in Los Angeles, California, where it designs, manufactures and distributes its vessels. Headed up by chief technical officer Ryan Cook, a former Space X engineer, and chief executive officer Mitch Lee, a mechanical and software engineer, Arc has launched the Arc One, a limited-edition, pure-electric luxury cruising craft. Now, it’s the turn of the more mass-market Arc Sport. The Arc Sport is an all-electric high-performance wake boat. The 7m craft has a dry weight of 3,130kg, and when combined with a computer-controlled ballast gives a total displacement figure of 4,082kg. Cook and Lee both previously worked at Boeing, so the Arc Sport makes use of aerospace design and manufacturing practices. The glass-fiber hull features a 226kWh battery built into the structure of the boat itself, and the company designs its battery packs, thermal control systems and software in-house. The battery has an ‘active usage time’ of four to six hours (including towing), and lower-speed cruises should see 24 hours of range. Plug in the Sport to charge overnight on a Level 2 connection, and Arc says there will be a full battery by morning. According to the company’s tech specs, the Sport boasts a power output of 570hp. TECH SPEC Length: 23ft (7m) Beam: 102in (259cm) Draft: 35in (89cm) Hull material: Fiberglass Seating: 15 people Battery: 226kWh Power: 570hp Mass appeal “The Arc Sport brings cutting-edge EV technology and modern design to the wake boat space,” says Arc head of product Ted Herringshaw. “We think this will appeal to a broad range of boaters: watersports fans, families young and old, tech enthusiasts getting into boating for the first time, and so on. Anyone who wants to have fun on the water without the gas-related headaches should check it out. “Typical recreational outings also lend themselves well to charging, because they usually start and end from the same location and then sit unused overnight. All of this adds up to a simpler, more enjoyable experience.” “By bringing critical powertrain components in-house, we can better design for the customer’s needs in the first place, and then react more quickly if a customer is ever having an issue“ Ted Herringshaw, head of product, Arc Boat Company 6 // April 2024 // ElectricHybridMarineTechnology.com