Our vision
We are a team of EPFL engineers and students, who believe that through the combination of sailing, kitesurfing and engineering principles, we will significantly outperform the standing World Sailing Speed Record.
We are imagining unique solutions and daring concepts that have potential in the sailing world. By establishing a new record, we want to demonstrate the applications of a new set of tools in fast marine transport, offshore sailing and energy production.
We are now building a boat capable of reaching 80 knots (150 km/h) with the wind as its sole source of power.
Our concept
Target speed
Target speed
Our latest news
RICHARD MILLE teams up with SP80 to break the World Sailing Speed Record !
Richard Mille is delighted to be supporting Swiss team SP80 in its latest challenge: to break the
World Sailing Speed Record in 2022.
Interview with Don Montague
Kitesurfing pioneer and born inventor, Don Montague held a discussion with SP80 team, sharing his experience and learned about our project to break the world speed sailing record: a stirring and instructive exchange!
Optimization of ventilated hydrofoils thanks to ANSYS Fluent, CADFEM and artificial intelligence
SP80 aims to reach 80 knots (93 mph) and thus break the World Sailing Speed Record, only powered by the wind. To achieve this goal, the usual sailing codes have to be rethought, especially the hydrodynamic part of the appendages…
RICHARD MILLE teams up with SP80 to break the World Sailing Speed Record !
Richard Mille is delighted to be supporting Swiss team SP80 in its latest challenge: to break the
World Sailing Speed Record in 2022.
Interview with Don Montague
Kitesurfing pioneer and born inventor, Don Montague held a discussion with SP80 team, sharing his experience and learned about our project to break the world speed sailing record: a stirring and instructive exchange!
RICHARD MILLE teams up with SP80 to break the World Sailing Speed Record !
Richard Mille is delighted to be supporting Swiss team SP80 in its latest challenge: to break the
World Sailing Speed Record in 2022.
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SP80 is a unique human adventure, it is a technological challenge that generates innovation, and the World Sailing Speed Record is an event that garners international visibility. By joining the SP80 partners, you will boost your visibility, associate your corporate identity with our values and be part of our quest for the record.
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