Monaco, 6th July 2024. Speed record, teams battling it out on the water, and key players in the industry to support them, the 11th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, organised by Yacht Club de Monaco, is established as the mecca for alternative propulsion in yachting. With 40 universities in competition, 700 students involved all-year of which 450 were here in Monaco, 25 nations and 50-plus boats on the sea, it once again stood out as a zero-emission event in terms of mobility. An event dear to the heart of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco who having met all the teams fired the gun for the start of the Championship Race on the last day. “This week is a very popular event judging by all the visitors here to see the innovations. An enthusiasm echoing that which animated the Principality in the early 20th century at the first powerboat meetings,” says YCM General Secretary D'ALESSANDRI Bernard. Supported by the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, UBS, BMW Group and SBM Offshore, the event attracts renowned yachting players such as Monaco Marine,Oceanco, Ferretti Group, Azimut Group/ Benetti Yachts, Sanlorenzo Yacht and Lürssen The Open Sea Class kicked off the festivities on the first day with the YCM E-Boat Rally that attracted around 15 boats. They included El Iseo, the fully-electric Riva boat designed by the Ferretti Group, Deep Silence from Sialia Yachts, one of the largest boats on the market with mainly electric propulsion, and MadBlue Marine P-01 and Inocel-Poséidon, both hydrogen-powered which were refuelled by NatPower alongside University of Cambridge Riviera Racing in the Energy Class, in just 30 minutes. “Poséidon has a fuel cell that we’ve developed and are going to produce on a big scale. The idea is to develop the technology and show students in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge how an idea can become reality. For me this is what’s really changed,” noted explorer Mike Horn, co-founder of INOCEL. All were able to moor on the E-Dock, including a dozen VITA Power and Evoy boats. As a networking hub, the event was an ideal opportunity for these two companies to announce their collaboration making them the European leader in high-output inboard & outboard electric marine engines, just a year after they first met at YCM. #MEBC2024
Jerome Mortal
3mo
Bravo GEKO
Adam Bazih
3mo
Mike Horn, looking good! Great recognition
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