About Watt Knots
Making electric propulsion work for the most adventurous sailors
Watt Knots is in early development. We are not yet ready to talk about what we are building. We are ready to make the case for why it is needed, and to start the right conversations.
Our mission
Optimise every watt aboard. Plug the gaps. Reduce and ultimately eliminate fossil fuels at sea.
Watt Knots makes electric propulsion work for the most adventurous sailors. Using advanced telemetry and software, we tie together the propulsion, battery and energy-management systems that today rarely talk to each other, and optimise how every watt aboard is generated, stored and used: for safety, comfort and cost.
Where the right component doesn't yet exist, we build it, plugging the gaps that stop electric working in the real world. We partner with the leading electric-propulsion manufacturers and forward-thinking boat builders to complement the best propulsion in the market, not compete with it.
We are in early development and under wraps. The opinions we publish, the standards we cite, and the credentials we list are the things we can legitimately stand behind now. The product, when it is ready, will speak for itself.
Credentials
In stealth phase, credibility substitutes for product proof.
British Marine
Member
Full membership of British Marine, the trade association for the UK marine industry, confirming engagement with professional industry standards, codes of practice, and the wider marine manufacturing and supply ecosystem.
Warwick University
Research Partnership
Active research partnership with the University of Warwick, recognised internationally for battery technology, electrification, and energy-storage research through its Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG). Academic validation and technical collaboration.
Patents Pending
48V Systems & Marine Generation
Patent applications filed covering 48V electrical systems and marine DC generation. Status to be confirmed with patent counsel before specifics are published. Cited here in general terms only.
Marine Electrical Systems
British Marine Certified Course
Completed British Marine's professional qualification in marine electrical systems, covering DC and AC system design, safety standards, installation practice, and fault diagnosis to marine industry standards.
Electric Propulsion
British Marine Certified Course
Completed British Marine's professional qualification in electric propulsion for marine applications, covering drive system selection, integration, performance, and the regulatory framework for electric and hybrid vessels.
Founding team
Richard Stobart, Founder
Richard founded Watt Knots to address a gap he identified through direct experience with marine electrical systems: the absence of an integrated, thermally-coherent energy solution at the vessel level. His work is grounded in British Marine-certified training in both marine electrical systems and electric propulsion, combined with an engineering-led analysis of the market opportunity.
The company is in early product development. The founding team is not yet fully named publicly. We are focused on getting the engineering right before making the team legible.
For investors
Selective engagement at the right stage.
We are currently engaging selectively with investors and strategic partners whose timeline and thesis align with ours. Use our contact form to start a conversation. Investor enquiries route directly to the founder.