At the Yacht Club de Monaco the Energy Boat Challenge gets to the heart
2024年7月5日 - 12:45AM
The 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge gets to the heart at the
Yacht Club de Monaco. More than 450 students from 40-plus
universities around the world (25 nations) have been working on
their ‘boat of tomorrow’ projects all year to earn their place and
present them in the Principality. “Basically we have 3 different
categories: Energy Class where we provide the same hull to all the
teams and they have to develop their own cockpit for the driver,
the storage of energy and the engine. We have many battery energy,
fuel cell energy with hydrogen and also other sources of energy.
Then we have the Solar Class, where we have many solar panels, more
than 9 square meters of these. The third category is the Open Sea
Class which is a certificated class of boats that are built from
the industry and they’re competing in several activities to
demonstrate which is the fastest, the most manoeuvrable and
the one with the best efficiency”, explained Jeremy Laguarrigue,
Jury president of the competition. Coming down to the numbers there
are 18 teams in the Energy Class, 13 teams in the Solar Class and
15 in the Open Sea Class.
Participating for the first time is team Riviera
Racing from Cambridge University. “We’ve been given the hull, which
is standard across al the teams and we’ve gone for hydrogen power,
electrical and then for two pods on the back of the boat as well”,
said Annabel Gray. “It’s very daunting to see all the teams but
they’ve all been incredibly helpful. There’s such a great culture
of helping each other when we got a few different problems. It’s
just been incredible so far”. In the Open Sea Class the Riva
El-Iseo catches the eye on the quay: “We’re extremely glad to
participate for the second year in a row to the Monaco Energy Boat
Challenge. El-Iseo is a full-electric Riva, the first boat coming
from Riva and the Ferretti Group with a full-electric propulsion
that opens up a new segment in the yachting business: we called it
e-luxury. It’s the first boat fully certified by Rina, with a
complete electric propulsion at zero emission. The boat is already
available in the market and not only for those who have an
ecological approach but also to have access to limited waters”,
said Enrico Sgarbi, director of communication Ferretti Group.
Supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco
Foundation, UBS, BMW and SBM Offshore, the event has attracted the
attention and support of well-known names in the industry like
Monaco Marine, Oceanco, Ferretti Group, Azimut/Benetti Group,
Sanlorenzo and Lürssen, all keen to play a part in the yachting
transformation. So for these young competitors there are
opportunities to make contact with the industry by applying for job
offers and internships via the Job Forum.
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