SP80

Chasing the World Sailing Speed Record
supported by Richard Mille

[SP80 @SP80_record]

Heading for the World Sailing Speed Record 🔥

We made our first high-speed runs this summer!

The goal ? Reaching 80 knots /150 kph solely powered by the wind in 2025

⛵️+🪁 = 🚀

#SP80 #Windpower #Worldrecord #speed #sailing

[ICI Occitanie @icioccitanie]

REPLAY L'INSOLITE ► à 2h de route de #Toulouse, dans l'Aude, une équipe franco-suisse va tenter de battre le record du monde à la voile @leucatetourisme @InfoLeucate @dansle11 @SP80_record
https://t.co/zx7Ls0X6UN

[SP80 @SP80_record]

Wind: 25/30 knots - Kite: 25m2 - Top Speed: 40.652 knots (75 kph) - Average speed on 500m : 35.280 knots (65 kph) Although there is no official record, our rocket is now the fastest kiteboat in the world. We’re only halfway there, and it’s already starting to feel so fast 🚀

[SP80 @SP80_record]

WE ARE BACK!
Today was not about going fast.
It was about finding our feet and double-checking the modifications made during the past few months. Mostly, it was about being overjoyed to see our rocket finally back to where she belongs!
#sp80 #NeverGiveUp #passion #sailing #speed

[Ambassade de Suisse en France @AmbSuisseParis]

🎥La #sportech🇨🇭 sur @VivaTechnews : Interview de Pascal Vuilliomenet au sujet de l'écosystème innovant suisse, et des startups de @EPFL qui le représentent sur le pavillon @swisstech :
@dartfish @Logitech @onwdempowered @SP80_record et bien d'autres

➡️https://t.co/LSBUOf1Ycw

[Ambassade de Suisse en France @AmbSuisseParis]

J - 2 @VivaTech

Retrouvez sur le pavillon #swisstech 🇨🇭 la startup @SP80_record qui a pour objectif de battre le record du monde de vitesse à la voile avec un bateau #innovant propulsé par une aile de kite !

#innovation

📍Hall 1 B38
ℹ️ : https://t.co/Hjv74ZWeIL

[Ambassade de Suisse en France @AmbSuisseParis]

Honoré des visites de la ministre déléguée chargée du renouveau démocratique et porte-parole du Gouvernement @priscathevenot, ainsi que de @fredvalletoux, ministre délégué chargé de la Santé et de la Prévention.
#PlusQueDesVoisins 🇨🇭🇫🇷

[SP80 @SP80_record]

Chasing a world record dream is a challenging road. We've uncovered structural issues during maintenance & decided to hold off our navigations until we've regained full confidence in our boat.
It is very frustrating news but we won’t give up👊���
Thank you all for your support 🤍

[SP80 @SP80_record]

First time with a 25m2 kite : ✅
The wind was not strong enough to start planing but still, what a sight!

#SP80 #Worldrecord #sailing #passion

[SP80 @SP80_record]

We received our first custom-made kite!
Size: 25m2
We couldn’t wait and went straight to the beach for a test session. To test this kite on the boat, we’ll have to be patient until our next navigation campaign starting in a couple of weeks. We can’t wait!
#SP80 #speed #record

[SP80 @SP80_record]

Wind: 15/20 knots
Kite: 12m2
Speed : 5.200 knots
Goal: See our rocket sailing on her own and observe her behaviour in an easy-to-control environment
Next step: increase the kite’s size! Let’s say 25m2? 😎

#SP80 #Worldrecord #Sailing #speed #firsttime

[SP80 @SP80_record]

@DanielHuckChats @TansuYegen It is! Our goal is to break the world sailing speed record with this boat 🚀

[Tansu Yegen @TansuYegen]

SP80 team aims for a record with a kite-powered sailboat, targeting 150 km/h. This EPFL-driven project is in its 5th year, focusing on wind-propelled speed. 🌬️⛵🏁

#CES2024

[SP80 @SP80_record]

What a thrill to finally see our record boat sailing on her own! Sure, there is still a long way to go and we know it. But the past few weeks have been full of very special moments to live as a team ✨

#SP80 #World #Sailing #Speed #Record

[FIT @FIT_fund]

Inspiring project! SP80 boat ready to take off https://t.co/DP8oATt4S3 via @epfl_en #Swisstech #VDtech

[SP80 @SP80_record]

Ready to “send it” for another week, and with a smile 😎

#SP80 #record #Worldrecord #speed #MondayMotivation #sailing

[EPFL @EPFL_en]

The @SP80_record team, which is made of EPFL alumni and students, has just attached a kite to its sailboat, in another step towards its goal of breaking the current world record.

Read more: https://t.co/yOsRwJyeDE

https://t.co/ccecsHEIan

[EPFL Innovation Park @EPFL_Park]

SP80 boat ready to take off https://t.co/2dWbMnyRjM via @epfl_en #Swisstech #VDtech @SP80_record

[SP80 @SP80_record]

Wind: 15/20 knots
Kite: 12 m2
Speed : 0 knots 😉
Objective: Validating the kite launching procedure from the sea & triple-checking all the boat’s systems
Next step: Casting off!

#SP80 #worldrecord #speed #kite #sailing #performance

[SP80 @SP80_record]

The kite is on!
Our boat was moored so that we could focus on one thing only today:  validating our kite steering system. But it was still the first time we saw her fully rigged, on the water. How does she look?
➡️Next step: casting off!

#Sp80 #worldrecord #sailing #kite