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RAFALE ETS Achieves Top Honors at Foiling SuMoth Challenge with Support from Gurit
We’re proud to announce another successful collaboration with the talented student engineers at RAFALE ETS, who recently competed in the prestigious Foiling SuMoth Challenge on Lake Garda, Italy.
15 international teams including more than 500 students took place in the challenge, and the RAFALE team with their relatively modest crew count managed to achieve an outstanding 2nd place in the regattas and 3rd place overall.
As part of our continued commitment to supporting engineering excellence and sustainable innovation, Gurit provided our PET foam core along with machining services for the crossbeams and stringers of RAFALE’s foiling catamaran. These components played a key role in the structural performance and weight optimization of the vessel.
We are truly grateful to Gurit for supporting us throughout the season. Your contribution made a real difference in the quality and performance of our boat
Amory Janin, 2024–2025 team captain said, “We are truly grateful to Gurit for supporting us throughout the season. Your contribution made a real difference in the quality and performance of our boat and it’s partnerships like this that keep our project moving forward year after year.”
He continued, “This success is the result of significant work on our prototype where we redesigned the gantry, wings, and foils, as well as making several modifications to the rigging which all helped to greatly improve our performance on the water. We’re extremely proud of what we’ve achieved this year.”
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The RAFALE team’s performance is a testament to their resourcefulness, teamwork, and relentless innovation. With a streamlined crew and a newly developed prototype, they demonstrated what’s possible with smart design, passion, and the right technical support.
This marks another year in a growing partnership between RAFALE ETS and Gurit, and we’re honored to play a part in their ongoing success. We would also like to extend our best wishes to Amory as he graduates and moves on to new challenges, and we look forward to supporting the new leadership under co-captain Nicolas in the seasons to come.