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🇨🇭One Team. One Boat. One Goal. @epflstudents
First ever built Solar-Foiling Proa ☀️
2nd & Eco conception prize in #monacoenergychallenge🔥
Finale 👇

SECOND AND ECO-CONCEPTION PRIZE! WHAT A WIN 🥈

SECOND AND ECO-CONCEPTION PRIZE! WHAT A WIN 🥈

Today marks the 3rd day after the last day of the competition in @yachtclubmonaco

It is absolutely unbelievable, euphoric, and a relief that our work has shown its finest fruits. We are so proud to bring our Solar-Foiling-Proa back on the Podium and that the implemented innovation awarded us with an additional eco-conception prize.

Two and a half years of navigating fear, uncertainty, hard work, innovation, covid-19, battling for the right to build, to participate in the competition whilst passing exams. It was a race right from the start until the end.

We arrived for the first time at Monaco Energy Challenge, with the first-ever Solar-Foiling-Proa, having tested it only a few times in the Leman Lake before testing it for the first time in the morning of the qualification lapses.

Gratefulness is nowhere close enough to illustrate our current state of mind.

The biggest thanks to our Sponsors and all their help, without which we would never made it this far: @epflcampus, @aventron, @cgn_switzerland, Fondation ProTechno, Decision, @alpiq_group, @csemtech, @ubp.impact @zesstbyalmatech , North Thin Ply Technology, @taaroa.hydrofoil, @planetsolar_foundation, @comppair, @forumepfl, Durabilité EPFL, @makitatools, @remorquecenter, Photovoltaics In Motion, @storyboard_studio, @3accorematerials, SBG Systems, Suter Kunststoffe, EA - Environmental Action.

Most importantly thank you to Robin Amacher & Gavin Waddell for supporting us the entire way and never giving up on us.

Finally a big thanks and clap, to our entire team and their families for the continuous support and hard work. Without any of these people, there would be no boat at all.

And now, place to pictures and a bit of rest for all of us! The next weeks will be a little calmer, however with content of the competition to illustrate special moments lived. We hope you enjoy them.

Warmest wishes,
The Swiss Solar Boat Team & its foiling legend the Dahu.

📸: @michelle__bridges

#team #innovation #technology #solarenergy #roadtonetzero #work #leadership

As we say in French - this boat « nous en a fait

As we say in French - this boat « nous en a fait voir de toutes les couleurs » in other words, knows how to give us a hard time.

After a good head start, 2nd at the qualifications with a top speed at 15.38 knots, we have faced technical issues and started the endurance race without the vertical foil. Hence, in Archimedean mode.

The team has now fixed the vertical foil and the rest of the problems! Giving it everything we’ve got, we’ll hopefully be able to foil again to the speed race this afternoon and mark points in the overall competition!

As usual, link in bio for the live race - stay put for more 🔥

📸: @nyouts

Fleet Race Start. Instagram post 17930616400608485

Fleet Race Start. Instagram post 17930616400608485

Qualification Races. On the second place today at

Qualification Races. On the second place today at the qualifications run! With the best lap at 2.59.82 & an unfortunate crash a fee meters away from the finish line in the last lap.

Next race tomorrow 9am - Fleet race - 4hours long. Live will be put in our bio.

GO PROA 🔥

Tech Talk Swiss Solar Boat. Sebastian Jaffaux pres

Tech Talk Swiss Solar Boat. Sebastian Jaffaux presenting to the jury our project ✨

WE ARE VALIDATED. Beginning of the official ceremo

WE ARE VALIDATED. Beginning of the official ceremony and approval for competition!

Equipe de choc partie 1 ! 🍫🧀🇨🇭 📸: @

Equipe de choc partie 1 ! 🍫🧀🇨🇭
📸: @nyouts

Psssst - Swiss Solar Boat has finally reached its

Psssst - Swiss Solar Boat has finally reached its final destination after two and half years of work. 🇲🇨

A long ride down to the French Riviera. A late night rudder set up and logistics check! If all our controls go well tomorrow it means we’ll get to test it for the first time at sea 🌊! Team’s working up til’ late tonight - let’s give them a cheer 👏
Keep your eyes peeled 👀 & more tomorrow ❤️‍🔥 GO DAHU!

& WE’RE OFF! Today marks the last day of tests,

& WE’RE OFF!
Today marks the last day of tests, with us leaving for the Monaco Solar & Energy Boat Challenge tomorrow for a week! From the 5th to the 11th of July.

We will be posting on all channels #linkedin #facebook & #instagram starting Monday ❤️‍🔥- daily updates, exclusive interviews and more 🔥 So stay put, give us a follow, share and hopefully we’ll come back grand 🙌

We can’t believe how far we’ve come and still what is coming our way. Extremely proud of what we have been able to achieve and we’re REALLY looking forward to this competition.

And now rate your favorite pic:
1 - The Dahu with a smiling Adrien
2 - The Dahu & the sun
3 - The Dahu & @epflcampus
4 - The Dahu taking a warm bath
5 - The Dahu vs rowers
6 - The Dahu & @cgn_switzerland
7 - A FOILING SOLAR-PRAO ☀️

📸 - @seb_jaffaux

Oh wow. Even though we have been quite silent on t

Oh wow. Even though we have been quite silent on the radio since our Foil Out, we’re still here, still testing, still working very hard to get this boat to speed! Monaco is getting real close and so are our exams, end of projects or deadlines for some of our jobs. But hoo ha, here’s our boat & Adrien looking fly 🔥Promise we’ll be posting a little more in the following weeks!
ROAD TO MONACO HERE WE COME🔥

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