Project Monaco
Building an electric boat at GT and racing it in Monaco
Building an electric boat at GT and racing it in Monaco
01The race
The Monaco Energy Boat Challenge
The Yacht Club de Monaco gives every Energy Class team identical catamaran hulls and the same 10 kWh energy limit. We compete in three events:
EnduranceMaximum distance in a four hour race
SlalomTight turns through Port Hercule.
SpeedHead to head one kilometer sprint
02The boat
Innovating on sustainable maritime technology
A multidisciplinary team of Georgia Tech students engineering propulsion, structure, energy, & telemetry systems. Scored on performance and innovation.
- Propulsion
- Motor & contra spinning propellers
- Structure
- Aerodynamic carbon fiber monocoque
- Energy
- Custom-built 10 kWh battery & solar
- Telemetry
- Sensing & live data analysis
- Innovation
- Present research in MEBC Tech Talks
03The record
No team from outside Europe has ever won.
We intend to be the first.
- 2019
- Wave ESTACA · France
- 2021 – 23
- UniBoAT · Italy
- 2024
- Oceanos NTUA · Greece
- 2025 – 26
- UniBoAT · Italy
- 2027
- GT Project Monaco · USA
Sponsors
Built with the people who back us.
Every partner rides on the hull from Atlanta to the start line in Monaco.
04The goal
Port Hercule, June ’27
4,117 NM
Bringing an American-made boat and a team of ambitious engineers across the Atlantic to compete and win.