Sea Sakthi (India) used an AI navigation system and a pilot-worn connected health ring. From 2025, every team can enter a dedicated AI category.
1–6 July 2024 · Port Hercule, Monaco
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Sea Sakthi (India) used an AI navigation system and a pilot-worn connected health ring. From 2025, every team can enter a dedicated AI category.
The Greek team topped both the Tech Talks evaluation and the Energy Class results to take the 2024 title.
40 universities, 25 nations, 700 students involved all year (450 on-site) — the largest edition at the time.
Solar Class 2nd–4th — Técnico Solar Boat (1087.5 pts), AGH Solar Boat (1057.5), HAN Solarboat (1057)
Solar Class 5th–6th — BME Solar Boat Team (454 pts), Clean Energy Ship Uvigo (403)
Prince Albert II Foundation Prize — Physis, Politecnico di Milano (Italy) / Energy Class — €25,000, 1st year of the award
Innovation, Design & Communication Prizes — Sea Sakthi (India) / Energy Class — swept all three
Eco-Concept Prize — TSB Energy (Portugal) / Energy Class
Jury ‘Coup de Cœur’ Prize — Poseidon – Inocel (France) / Open Sea Class
Jury mention, easiest to implement — UniBoat / Energy Class
Special Prize — Condor (Chile); Exocet (Canada) / Energy Class
The 11th edition’s headline number was on the water: Evoy’s Goldfish x9 averaged 48.6 knots over the speed-record course — a jump from 34.71 knots the year before — with a top speed of 56 knots. AI made its first appearance, with Sea Sakthi’s route-optimising navigation system and pilot health-tracking ring; from the 12th edition, every team can enter a dedicated AI category. SBM Offshore’s autonomous green-hydrogen pontoon refuelled five teams with 30 bottles (6kg) of hydrogen over the week.
Note: the site’s own archive listing describes 2024 as introducing a “SeaLab Class” — the official YCM press release for this edition does not use that term and lists only three classes (Energy, Solar, Open Sea). Worth confirming internally which is correct before publishing.
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