Alongside the standard challenges manoeuvrability trials and endurance races the YCM E-Boat Rally adds an exciting event for electric boats, highlighting the future of sustainable recreational boating along a scenic route. Part of the Open Sea Class, it gives exhibitors and new market entrants a unique stage to showcase their innovations to an international audience.
The Open Sea Xperience offers exhibitors and new market entrants a unique opportunity to showcase their innovations. The YCM E-Boat Rally is its flagship moment: an event for electric boats that highlights the future of sustainable recreational boating. Each year it follows a scenic route, letting participants demonstrate their boats’ real-world capabilities while promoting eco-friendly maritime technology to an international audience fostering innovation and collaboration across a fast-growing field.
Relive the YCM E-Boat Rally through images from the 2026 edition.
The rally turns a demonstration into a statement.
A genuine endurance run that shows what today’s electric boats can do at sea, beyond the race stadium.
Recharging at designated points proves that longer electric crossings are practical, not just possible.
From Monaco to Ventimiglia, the rally brings sustainable boating to an enthusiastic international audience.
Electric boats recharge dockside at the YCM E-Dock, powered by the Aqua superPower fast-charging network. It is the infrastructure that makes longer, cleaner runs like the E-Boat Rally possible — and a glimpse of the charging future for recreational boating.
Bring your electric boat to the Open Sea Xperience, or follow the action on Port Hercule the 13th Monaco Energy Boat Challenge runs 29 June – 3 July 2027.
