The wOrden Marine Difference
Worden Marine, founded by alumni of MIT’s solar and electric car racing teams, is quickly emerging as a leader in solar vessel design and manufacturing.
By carefully analyzing losses and optimizing hull design, the team maximizes vessel efficiency and ensures smooth sea-keeping comfort. They apply meticulous attention to every detail of the hull, propulsion, and steering systems, rigorously testing each element to guarantee peak performance. As a result, Worden Marine vessels achieve some of the lowest power consumption rates in the industry, making the TruSolar® system a winning choice for your vessel application.
Expertise Matters.
At Worden Marine, our roots run deep. With over 35 years of innovation in electric vehicles and the solar industry, our team brings unmatched expertise to the growing world of net-zero, solar-powered marine vessels. We're a group of passionate professionals driven by a shared vision: to build truly solar vessels that lead the way in clean marine technology.
Peace of Mind.
We design every Worden Marine vessel with one clear goal: to deliver uncompromising efficiency, absolute simplicity, low maintenance, and maximum safety. Our background in electric vehicles, advanced materials, power electronics, and energy systems gives us the tools to innovate—and the experience to get it right. You can trust us to deliver state-of-the-art vessels that work reliably and efficiently.
“Doing More with Less.”
We live by the words of Paul MacCready—pioneer of solar and human-powered flight—who believed in “doing more with less.” At Worden Marine, we apply first-principles thinking to every challenge. We simplify, streamline, and optimize every design decision. Achieving true net-zero performance on the water isn’t easy. But by staying laser-focused on efficiency, we make it possible.

The History of Worden Marine
Meet the Team
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James Worden, Founder
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Jimmy D'Angelo, Advisor
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Peter Boynton, Captain USCG (Ret), Advisor
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Alex MeVay, Advisor
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John Lagasse, Engineering Manger
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David Brancazio, Engineering Consultant
We value our partners
The cornerstone of Front Street Shipyard is its depth and breadth of experience in boatbuilding, restoration, and refits. It takes on new sophisticated projects for yachts as large as 200 feet. Its construction and systems teams uphold the highest of standards for service and craftsmanship on all types of yachts. They have state-of-the-art equipment, processes and expertise perfect for Worden Marine Vessels such as Carbon fiber composite molding, precise CNC material cutting and vacuum resin infusion. Front street builds vessel hulls with these technologies for the military, commercial and leisure industries.
