Bonjour Leucate 🇫🇷 The team is setting up in the south of France and getting ready to sail with a kite this autumn! Thank you Mairie de Leucate Le Grand Narbonne, VIGLAMO - Authentic Glamping Holidays and Carina Ulixis for the warm welcome. Exciting months lie ahead! #SP80 #Leucate #Worldrecord #Speedrecord

The kite is on! Our boat was moored so that we could focus on one thing only today:  validating our kite steering system. But it was still the first time we saw her fully rigged, on the water. How does she look? ➡️Next step: casting off! #Sp80 #worldrecord #sailing #kite

The SP80 team, which is made of EPFL alumni and students, has just attached a kite to its sailboat, in another step towards its goal of breaking the current world record. Read more: go.epfl.ch/c60b1d youtube.com/watch?v=BmSdT2…

SP80 boat ready to take off bit.ly/3TbjKCZ via @epfl_en #Swisstech #VDtech SP80

Wind: 15/20 knots Kite: 12 m2 Speed : 0 knots 😉 Objective: Validating the kite launching procedure from the sea & triple-checking all the boat’s systems Next step: Casting off! #SP80 #worldrecord #speed #kite #sailing #performance

Inspiring project! SP80 boat ready to take off bit.ly/3TbjKCZ via @epfl_en #Swisstech #VDtech

Ready to “send it” for another week, and with a smile 😎 #SP80 #record #Worldrecord #speed #MondayMotivation #sailing

What a thrill to finally see our record boat sailing on her own! Sure, there is still a long way to go and we know it. But the past few weeks have been full of very special moments to live as a team ✨ #SP80 #World #Sailing #Speed #Record

SP80 team aims for a record with a kite-powered sailboat, targeting 150 km/h. This EPFL-driven project is in its 5th year, focusing on wind-propelled speed. 🌬️⛵🏁 #CES2024

Wind: 15/20 knots Kite: 12m2 Speed : 5.200 knots Goal: See our rocket sailing on her own and observe her behaviour in an easy-to-control environment Next step: increase the kite’s size! Let’s say 25m2? 😎 #SP80 #Worldrecord #Sailing #speed #firsttime

We received our first custom-made kite! Size: 25m2 We couldn’t wait and went straight to the beach for a test session. To test this kite on the boat, we’ll have to be patient until our next navigation campaign starting in a couple of weeks. We can’t wait! #SP80 #speed #record

First time with a 25m2 kite : ✅ The wind was not strong enough to start planing but still, what a sight! #SP80 #Worldrecord #sailing #passion

Chasing a world record dream is a challenging road. We've uncovered structural issues during maintenance & decided to hold off our navigations until we've regained full confidence in our boat. It is very frustrating news but we won’t give up👊🏼 Thank you all for your support 🤍

J - 2 Viva Technology Retrouvez sur le pavillon #swisstech 🇨🇭 la startup SP80 qui a pour objectif de battre le record du monde de vitesse à la voile avec un bateau #innovant propulsé par une aile de kite ! #innovation 📍Hall 1 B38 ℹ️ : swiss.tech/events/vivatec…

Honoré des visites de la ministre déléguée chargée du renouveau démocratique et porte-parole du Gouvernement Prisca THEVENOT, ainsi que de Frédéric Valletoux, ministre délégué chargé de la Santé et de la Prévention. #PlusQueDesVoisins 🇨🇭🇫🇷

🎥La #sportech🇨🇭 sur @VivaTechnews : Interview de Pascal Vuilliomenet au sujet de l'écosystème innovant suisse, et des startups de EPFL qui le représentent sur le pavillon #swisstech : DARTFISH Logitech ONWARD Medical SP80 et bien d'autres ➡️dropbox.com/scl/fi/k64thie…

WE ARE BACK! Today was not about going fast. It was about finding our feet and double-checking the modifications made during the past few months. Mostly, it was about being overjoyed to see our rocket finally back to where she belongs! #sp80 #NeverGiveUp #passion #sailing #speed

Wind: 25/30 knots - Kite: 25m2 - Top Speed: 40.652 knots (75 kph) - Average speed on 500m : 35.280 knots (65 kph) Although there is no official record, our rocket is now the fastest kiteboat in the world. We’re only halfway there, and it’s already starting to feel so fast 🚀

REPLAY L'INSOLITE ► à 2h de route de #Toulouse, dans l'Aude, une équipe franco-suisse va tenter de battre le record du monde à la voile Leucate tourisme Mairie de Leucate 𝔻𝕒𝕟𝕤𝕝𝕖𝟙𝟙 SP80 l.francebleu.fr/tDM2