6–10 July 2021 · Port Hercule, Monaco
Held under pandemic-era travel restrictions, the 8th edition still brought together 32 teams from 22 universities and 17 nationalities across Energy, Solar and Open Sea Class, alongside 15 company and start-up exhibitors. Hydrogen took centre stage, with the Hynova 40 using the first hydrogen refuelling service ever available in Monaco. UniBoAT, from the University of Bologna, was the hands-down winner of the Energy Class.
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Indonesian, Indian and Chinese students joined the Tech Talks by Zoom, unable to travel because of Covid-related restrictions.
The Italian team’s hydrogen-electric hybrid prototype also won the Best Tech Talk Prize for its project as a whole.
The Dutch team beat Swiss Solar Boat (EPFL Lausanne) and HAN Solar Boat over the best of three heats.
France · hydrogen-electric REXH2 · 794 pts · overall winner
Energy Class 2nd–3rd — E-Racing Team, Monaco (600 pts), Capgemini Engineering (596)
Open Sea Class 2nd–3rd — Lanéva Boats (700 pts), Candela (694)
Solar Class 2nd–3rd — Swiss Solar Boat (769 pts), HAN Solar Boat (675)
Innovation Prize — FinX — biomimicry fin propulsion — and Permare/Amer Yachts — Bologna Univ. composite of natural resin and Filava® basalt fibre
Best Tech Talk Prize — UniBoAT, University of Bologna (Italy)
Communication Prize — Tecnico Solar Boat (Portugal)
Jury Special Prize — Rit Dubai Sailing Tigers (UAE) — for outstanding communication and technical sharing
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