For this second edition, new partners are supporting the event and the range of metric classes is growing, particularly among the smaller boats.
Under the patronage of the Direction Générale de l'Armement (DGA), the 1 mJIA (one metre Artificial Intelligence gauge) and 2.7 Open IA model yachts will be taking part in regattas in the dock of Toulon's Vieux Port, as well as on the beaches of the Mourillon near Fort St Louis.
The objective is clear: to demonstrate its ability to design a scale model of an autonomous sailing boat. Particular attention will be paid to the degree of autonomy of the sailboats to optimise the driving strategy (multiplication of sensors, AI algorithms, etc.). Once the starting line has been crossed, these small sailboats will compete fully autonomously in speed races or Match Racing.
Training schools, whether or not they are associated with a company (or even a works council), and model ship clubs, come and take on the other competitors to try and win this innovation challenge sponsored by the DGA.
At the final prize-giving ceremony for the Toulon Provence Regatta 2025, a special "Innovation" prize will be awarded to the team proposing an autonomous navigation technology judged to be the most innovative by a jury from the Direction Générale de l'Armement.
