VESevo Smart Technologies, an innovative spin-off company of the University of Naples Federico II, announces a collaboration with UNINA Sailing Team, a leading team competing in the 1001Vela Cup. The regatta brings together Europe’s top universities in a competition that sees students testing the performance of sailboats they have engineered, designed and built
The team, also from the University of Naples Federico II, is composed of more than 50 students who design and build sailboats using natural and recycled materials, applying new approaches to improve structural efficiency. The collaboration enables the use of VESevo technology to support material testing and the evaluation of components employed in the construction of the sailboat.
As attention on competitive sailing grows ahead of next year’s America’s Cup in Naples, the collaboration introduces VESevo technology into a field where technical analysis plays an increasingly central role. The same testing principles used in motorsport are now being extended to sailing, supporting data driven engineering decisions in an entirely new competitive environment.
Andrea Genovese, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of VESevo:
“The collaboration with UNINA Sailing Team opens a new chapter for VESevo, applying VESevo technology to a context different from traditional racing environments. The study of materials and components for competitive sailing involves factors specific to marine conditions, creating new scenarios for experimentation and technical development. With the VESevo device on board, students will be able to translate academic theory into measurable, real-world data, gaining hands-on experience. Emerging from an academic background, VESevo remains strongly committed to supporting student projects and helping train the next generation of engineers”
Giulia Correra, UNINA Sailing Team President:
“Working with VESevo is a great opportunity to show how a melting pot of skills and knowledges is the key for a wide spectrum research and perpetuation of progress while the interconnection of university realities is the light for a in good health education system. We are very happy to be part of VESevo network and honored to know this company found in our project a reality worthy of support. We know what giving support to a team so far form what is the main VESevo pourpose means and we feel all the responsibility about being in this collaboration, a great opportunity for a young renewed team.“
