LONDON — Formula E and Serious E founder Alejandro Agag introduced the world’s initial electric powered powerboat racing championship on Friday, presenting E1 as a best fit for his other electric powered sequence.
The sequence aims for a 2022 debut and functions solitary-pilot RaceBird boats with hydrofoil technological know-how and capable to race at speeds of up to sixty knots — equal to 111 kph or 69 mph — on seas and lakes.
The system is currently being designed with SailGP, a substantial-tech sailing sequence operate by 5-time America’s Cup winner Russell Coutts, who will be a technological know-how and