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.
In this endeavour, we are imagining unique solutions and novel concepts that we think also have potential in the sailing world. By establishing a new record we want to demonstrate a new set of tools with applications in fast marine transport, offshore sailing or energy production.
This vision is the foundation upon which we are now building a boat capable of reaching 150 km/h (80 knots) with the wind as its sole source of power.
Our concept
Target speed
Target speed
Our latest news
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…
Over a year’s partnership with P&TS! Review of an invaluable collaboration for SP80
In October 2019, the SP80 project was revealed to the public at the Théâtre du Passage in Neuchâtel at the occasion of the P&TS company’s 20th anniversary. Today, the partnership…
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…
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!
