Solent, a new boat in the Mini Transat
After designing an eco-responsible boat to take part in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, members of the Wave association are launching a project called Solent by ESTACA. The goal: to design, build and skipper a 6.50m sailboat to take part in the 2025 Mini Transatlantic race.
The goal of Solent by ESTACA is to design, build and skipper a 6.50m sailboat to take part in the 2025 Mini Transat. It was launched in September 2021 by the student association Wave, which proposes boating and innovative technical maritime projects.
This Atlantic crossing brings together 90 participants to cover the 4500 km. It is usually done in two stages with a departure from Les Sables d’Olonne, a stopover in the Canaries and an arrival in Guadeloupe. Mini 6.50 is a yachting class, a state-of-the-art ocean racing boat, 6.50m long with 11m air draft and 2m draft. Most innovations in racing yachts come from this class.
The project is currently in the design phase when choices are made about the architectural design of the boat and its size. The aim is to complete the sizing for March 2023.
Projects included in the engineering course
More than 25 students from 2nd to 4th year are working on the Solent project through PITA projects (Associative engineering technology project). These are innovation projects proposed by student associations to conduct technical studies that are included in their projects.
Eight PITA projects currently underway to develop the MINI 6.50 prototype.
The teams are working in parallel on various configurations and technologies for the appendages, rigging, rudders and keel, on optimizing the hydrodynamic performance of the hull, on designing the architecture of the yacht and its instrumentation.
An ambitious and comprehensive project that enables students to acquire numerous technical skills to solve a specific problem but also skills in project management, team management, budgeting, etc.
Contacts: solent@estaca.eu
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