19/09/2026
Back on ScaleUp SuMoth x IMOCA Challenge 🚀⛵️
48 hours. 16 students. One motto: Design it. Build it. Race it. Sustainably. 🌱
Team WAVE took on the challenge organized by the SuMoth Challenge and supported by 11th Hour Racing: design an IMOCA-compliant coachroof, aiming for the most sustainable solutions possible.
On the program for this sprint:
📐 A real engineering challenge under strict class rules
🔬 Eco-design: brainstorming, digital simulations, and sourcing the most responsible materials
🛠️ Mentorship from industry technicians and offshore skippers
🎙️ And to finish, pitching our concepts to a panel of judges made of IMOCA experts and sailors
And because the best memories aren’t just on paper: a behind-the-scenes tour of the 11th Hour Racing IMOCA, and one of WAVE’s members even got the ultimate experience: a high-speed run on board Francesca Clapcich’s IMOCA! 🚀
Thanks for two intense days, we’re leaving with our heads full of ideas for the future ⚓
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