Kevin Desmond

Founder

Welcome on board VeniceAgenda2028, the NGO working with the Venetians so that by the year 2028 their entire fleet of motorboats (water-buses, taxis, work-boats and private boats) will be zero-emission, low wash electric boats. VeniceAgenda2028 has brought together some 40 builders of boats and marine electric propulsion systems to meet the needs of tourist and private boat operators. I have been writing about and promoting electric boats since 1979. I was Chairman of the Electric Boat Association and founder-editor of its newsletter during the late 1980s. I also co-founded the French Electric Boat Association in 1994. My recent 270-page book “Electric Boats and Ships: a History” , published by McFarland & Co. Inc not only traces the history of electric boats back to 1835 but by reporting on recent developments is guiding its future. I co-founded VeniceAgenda2028 after a trip to Venice in October 2018. 

​- Kevin Desmond (Bordeaux, France)

That wake and those waves…so unnecessary!

They are destroying, eroding the very foundations of Venice’s beautiful palazzi and bridges.  Today’s and tomorrow’s electric boats – small or large, like this Norwegian cruise ship, create zero wash. The transition is already happening in Amsterdam, in Oslo and on Lake Como – and it must be done for “La Serenissima” before it’s too late!

Here are a few photos and a video from our E-regatta!

A very special thank you to Frank Werner for the footage and photos. Click here to visit his website

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To accompany the Venetians to this eco-friendly goal, we are now putting together serious funds
If you would like to support us, get in touch with us by phone on 06 41 42 73 22 or by email  @Giorgiondola for detail on how you can donate to us or click the button below to go directly to our PayPal account.