December 12, 2022
Major Trends in Boating In boating, two major trends are converging: electric propulsion, and hydrofoiling. In some ways, this is a coincidence, as battery-electric propulsion is […]
January 21, 2022
In November 2021, we announced a strategic relationship with General Motors to work together to make electric boats. On January 5, we unveiled a prototype of […]
December 18, 2020
Today we announced the close of $37.5 million in financing, a follow-on to our earlier announcement from September. This isn’t the point of what we do, but it […]
September 22, 2020
Today, we announced funding of $23.4 million (including some conversion of convertible debt raised earlier). When completed, this funding round will enable us to build out […]
August 7, 2019
What attracts most people to Pure Watercraft is the promise of a thrilling yet quiet ride in a high-performance electric boat. They want to catch more […]
March 9, 2019
One of the most common questions that comes up when discussing Pure Watercraft is: why did we build so many of our components and capabilities in-house, […]
February 2, 2019
After my early experiences in boats led us to launch Pure Watercraft, we had to decide what to build first. Why an outboard motor? Why this […]
January 4, 2019
“What possessed you?” asked University of Virginia rowing coach Kevin Sauer in 2016, toward the end of a long conversation about the details of the outboard […]
December 13, 2018
Seattle, WA December 13, 2018 Located on the shore of Lake Union, Pure Watercraft set out to redefine boating with their Pure Outboard electric motor. In […]
October 12, 2017
The Wye Island Challenge is an electric boat race that has run annually since 2001, which makes it a pretty unique venue to test electric boats. […]
April 12, 2016
While we’ve been working hard at this for the past 5 years, now is the public launch of Pure Watercraft and the Pure Outboard, with pre-sales […]