High Performance Sailing – HPS TU Graz

Wind in the sails, science on board! Students sailing in the High Performance Sailing Student Team combine their passion for sailing with scientific activities.

The first Austrian student sailing team at TU Graz brings together sailing enthusiasts who successfully take part in regattas throughout Europe. In addition to sailing, the team is also committed to science. The HPS Student Team is building up comprehensive scientific expertise, e.g. in the fields of autonomous sailing, avionics, sensor technology, materials science and fluid mechanics. The aim is to gain new insights into the optimal performance of sailing boats through scientific projects. This can then lead to innovative applications and products for regatta crews. The HPS Student Team works closely with the HPS Research Initiative, consisting of scientists from Graz University of Technology. The HPS Student Team is currently focussing on autonomous sailing. The ongoing "Mola-Mola" project is intended to grow into a research platform that operates autonomously on the seas in the long term. The team also has its own boat, which is continuously being optimised.