Day 3 at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge 🌊

An action-packed day on the water with the Endurance Race and the 16 NM Speed Race. Teams put their technologies to the test, combining energy management, performance, range and reliability, all in the pursuit of more sustainable yachting.

🇫🇷 Retour sur le Jour 3 du Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

Une journée intense sur l’eau, rythmée par l’Endurance Race et la 16 NM Speed Race. Les équipes ont mis leurs technologies à l’épreuve en combinant gestion de l’énergie, performance, autonomie et fiabilité, toujours avec un même objectif : construire le futur du yachting durable.

#mebc2026 #energyboatchallenge #yachtclubmonaco #sustainableyachting #cleanenergy

Day 4 at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

A day driven by speed and precision with the Slalom and the Championship. Teams put their boats and technologies to the test, combining agility, performance and reliability in the race towards more sustainable yachting.

🇫🇷Retour sur le Jour 4 du Monaco Energy Boat Challenge

Une journée placée sous le signe de la vitesse et de la précision avec le Slalom et le Championship. Les équipes ont mis leurs bateaux et leurs technologies à l’épreuve en alliant agilité, performance et fiabilité, toujours avec un même objectif : construire le futur du yachting durable.

AI fleet dash to a green geostationary buoy under 0.4 NM away — bearing revealed only at launch.

Défi de flotte IA : cap sur une bouée géostationnaire verte située à moins de 0,4 mille nautique — relèvement révélé uniquement au lancement.

🇫🇷 Meet Electra Tide – Energy Class

A brand-new team from EIGSI La Rochelle, an engineering school built on its deep connection to the ocean. Around fifteen students, first-ever participation at the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge.

Their electric catamaran is driven by a philosophy of reuse and collaboration: a streamlined central pod inspired by the Eco-Shell Marathon, a lightweight aluminium frame, and a propulsion system powered by repurposed batteries. Proof that a simple, local, collaborative approach can meet international engineering standards.
A new team to watch on the water.

#MEBC2026 #ElectraTide #EnergyClass

🇫🇷 Meet Taméo ENSTA – Energy Class, N°19
From ENSTA Paris in Palaiseau, Taméo ENSTA returns for their 5th participation, aiming higher than ever after an encouraging 5th place finish last year — the podium is now firmly in sight.This year’s boat features a new, more efficient battery-motor combo, their signature triple-pod propulsion system refined for extra performance, and a redesigned fuselage for improved aerodynamics and a sleeker look.Faster, smarter, more competitive.

#MEBC2026 #TameoENSTA #EnergyClass

🇫🇷 Meet Néréides UTT – Energy Class, N°3

30 passionate students from the University of Technology of Troyes, building a hybrid boat powered by hydrogen and batteries from the ground up — engine design, energy chain, cockpit, and onboard systems, all developed in-house.This year’s upgrades: a new flax fibre cockpit to cut weight and boost performance, plus an optimised propulsion chain delivering more power with fewer losses.
Sustainability meets engineering excellence.

#MEBC2026 #NereidesUTT #EnergyClass #Hydrogen

🇧🇪 Meet UGent Sailing – AI Class, N°37

From Ghent University, this team is organised into five focused sub-teams — Construction, Electrical, Energy, Design and Autonomous — letting every student contribute where their strengths lie while working toward one shared goal.
Their entry: an energy-efficient electric boat powered by two motors in a differential setup, guided by an AI-driven autonomous system with state-of-the-art machine learning for navigation. Built for research, environmental monitoring and ecosystem protection — where efficiency and manoeuvrability matter most.

#MEBC2026 #UGentSailing #AIClass

🇫🇷 Meet PolyBoat Nantes – Energy Class, N°15

A young but fast-growing team from Polytech Nantes (Université de Nantes), PolyBoat Nantes has quadrupled in size since 2025 — from 8 to 24 members — all focused on sustainable marine propulsion. Back for their second MEBC after learning hard lessons on reliability in 2025, the team is refining battery use and hydrogen coupling, adding a new four-foil system, and integrating 2m² of flexible solar panels embedded directly into the boat’s structure. Lighter, more efficient, built to last the distance.

#mebc2026 #PolyBoatNantes #EnergyClass

🇵🇱 Meet POWERgoats – AI Class, N°34
From the PUT Powertrain Interfaculty Scientific Club at Poznań University of Technology, POWERgoats bring POWERboat to Port Hercule — a solar and fuel-cell foiling boat built entirely in-house across mechanics, electronics, IT, and design.
Hydrofoils cut drag, a hidden basalt-fibre cockpit reduces weight, and an adaptive powertrain with active solar-cell monitoring keeps performance optimised on and off the water. Engineers of the future, racing today.

#MEBC2026 #POWERgoats #AIClass

🇪🇸 Meet InnoBoat Bizkaia – Energy Class, N°11

From the Bilbao School of Engineering at the University of the Basque Country, InnoBoat Bizkaia is back with Vilson, a lightweight electric racing boat built on the lessons of their earlier solar prototype, Delta One.
After finishing 9th in 2025, the team shifts focus this year from hardware to system intelligence: Copernicus-based route planning, a conversational AI assistant, and a custom in-house lithium-ion powertrain. Solar panels have also been added to extend range and ease battery demand.Zero emissions, sharper handling, smarter systems.

#MEBC2026 #InnoBoatBizkaia #EnergyClass