What We’ll
Explore
Three days dedicated to the technologies, research and industrial applications that are redefining sailing, foiling and the wider marine industry.
From racing to research. From experimentation to real-world marine applications.
Programme themes are currently under development.
One industry.
One Revolution.
Before entering the 2027 annual topic, the Summit opens with a wider question: which transformations can really change the marine industry?
MAKE A REVOLUTION: What Will Really Change the Marine Industry?
A broader look at the breakthroughs capable of creating real discontinuity across the marine sector: technologies, processes, materials, digitalisation and new industrial approaches.
Sailing & Foiling: Where Racing Becomes Research
High-performance sailing becomes a laboratory for technologies that can move from competition into yacht design, recreational boating, commercial vessels and the wider marine industry.
High Performance,
Hydrodynamics &
Towing Tanks
Research, testing, simulation and control systems: exploring the technologies developed at the limits of performance and their potential for the wider marine industry.
From the Racecourse to the Marine Industry
Foils, control systems, structures, simulation and data developed under extreme racing conditions as a technology laboratory for the wider marine sector.
Artificial Intelligence and Blue Innovation: How Digital Transformation Is Reshaping the Yachting and Shipbuilding Supply Chain
Artificial intelligence, data, digital engineering and new operating models applied to design, production, supply chains and the vessel lifecycle.
Towing Tanks, Wind Tunnels & Experimental Testing
Experimental facilities, physical testing and validation methods supporting the development of increasingly advanced marine platforms.
CFD, AI & Virtual Simulation: Designing the Flight
Computational fluid dynamics, artificial intelligence and virtual simulation applied to hydrodynamic performance and foiling design.
Naval Architecture for Foiling Hulls
Hull forms, appendages, stability and design approaches developed around new high-performance and foiling configurations.
Flight Control Systems & Mechatronics
Sensors, actuators, control logic and integrated mechatronic systems for managing foil-borne navigation and dynamic stability.
Industrial Transfer & Green Mobility
From racing to recreational boating, from electric propulsion to commercial mobility: how foiling technologies can become real marine products and applications.
Passenger Ferry & Commercial Foiling
Hydrofoil applications for passenger transport and commercial marine mobility: efficiency, operating profiles, reliability and scalability.
Superyacht & Powerboats: Foil Integration
From stabilising foils to pure foilers in luxury recreational boating: onboard comfort, passenger safety and certification.
Electric Hydrofoils: A New Generation of Powerboats
Electric propulsion combined with hydrofoils to reduce drag, extend usable range and rethink speed, efficiency, comfort and onboard energy management.
Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion (WASP)
Wind-assisted propulsion technologies and their potential contribution to more efficient and lower-impact commercial navigation.
Foiling at Scale: From Advanced Prototype to Marine Product
Manufacturing, cost, reliability, maintenance, supply chains and certification: the challenges of bringing advanced foil technology into production.
Foiling as a New Leisure Culture: Wingfoil, Boardsports & Accessible Flight
Wingfoil and foiling boardsports as a wider leisure experience, bringing users closer to foils, lightweight structures, compact wings and direct interaction with flight over water.
Aerodynamics, Rigging & Sustainable Materials
Materials, sails, aerodynamic systems and structural monitoring: how lighter, smarter and more efficient solutions are changing marine performance.
Advanced Composites & Bio-Based Resins
High-modulus carbon, recyclable thermoplastics, bio-based resins, natural fibres and advanced manufacturing approaches for high-performance marine structures.
The New Sail: Materials, Shapes & Aerodynamic Systems
How sails themselves are changing as foiling reshapes apparent-wind speeds, structural loads and aerodynamic requirements: membranes, fibre layouts, structured sails, soft-wing concepts and integrated sail-rig systems.
Smart Foils: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)
Fibre-optic sensors and strain sensors integrated into foils for real-time structural monitoring.
Circular Composites: Performance, Repair & Second Life
Repairability, reuse, recycling and second-life strategies for advanced composite materials while maintaining structural performance.
Beyond the
Main Talks
Technical training and innovation formats will complement the Summit programme, creating further opportunities for knowledge transfer and direct interaction.
Advanced Materials
Digital Transformation
Sustainability & Regulations
Design & Performance
Startup & University Spin-off Showcase
Themes and formats shown on this page are part of the programme currently under development and may evolve as the Summit approaches.
