UGent Sailing
We are UGent Sailing, a team of students and young alumni passionate about technology, artificial intelligence and sustainable innovation. Together, we are building a CO₂-neutral, autonomous boat to compete in the Monaco Energy Boat Challenge, where we are taking part in the AI class this year.
Our workshop is located here, in Technologiepark Zwijnaarde, where we turn our ideas into reality, step by step. Through weekly Design Sprints, we work together on different parts of the boat, sharing knowledge and gaining hands-on experience along the way. We dream, design and test, but above all, we build something new together.
In September 2025, we launched our first prototype on this pond, hopefully the first of many. What started as an idea became a floating testament to what students can achieve together. Beyond the boat itself, we are also exploring other sustainable solutions, such as monitoring the health of the campus pond and investigating the use of biofuels for future prototypes.
Our ambition goes beyond this competition. We want to contribute to a smarter, cleaner maritime future by showing that sustainable and autonomous technologies are not just ideas for tomorrow, but solutions we can build today.
