SP80

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

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 l.francebleu.fr/tDM2

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 🚀

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

🎥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 ➡️dropbox.com/scl/fi/k64thie…

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 : swiss.tech/events/vivatec…

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 🇨🇭🇫🇷

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 🤍

First time with a 25m2 kite : ✅ The wind was not strong enough to start planing but still, what a sight! #SP80 #Worldrecord #sailing #passion

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

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

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

@TansuYegen So that thing is propelled just by wind?

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

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

Inspiring project! SP80 boat ready to take off bit.ly/3TbjKCZ via @epfl_en #Swisstech #VDtech

Ready to “send it” for another week, and with a smile 😎 #SP80 #record #Worldrecord #speed #MondayMotivation #sailing

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: go.epfl.ch/c60b1d youtube.com/watch?v=BmSdT2…

SP80 boat ready to take off bit.ly/3TbjKCZ via @epfl_en #Swisstech #VDtech @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

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