We are proud to maintain the traditions of ENSTA and of our predecessors
Founded in 1741 to train marine construction engineers, the school has since expanded its fields of expertise and today occupies a leading place in the French landscape of higher education and research.
ENSTA Paris is a multidisciplinary engineering school that offers excellence.
It is part, alongside four other major engineering schools, of the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, a leading teaching and research institution in France and internationally. Under the supervision of the Ministry of the Armed Forces, ENSTA Paris provides multidisciplinary training, which allows its graduates to work in numerous sectors of activity corresponding to automotive, rail or naval transport, energy, robotics, mathematical engineering, digital technology; sectors and fields in line with the needs of large companies.
ENSTA Paris is located in Palaiseau at the heart of a campus made up of numerous scientific establishments and institutions. Research is one of the School's major missions. It is carried out, half, by the School's teacher-researchers and the other half, by researchers from the CNRS, INRIA and the École Polytechnique working on the premises of ENSTA Paris. The School has six research units.
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The catamaran from ENSTA Paris
The experimental catamaran "Techniques Avancées", designed by ENSTA ParisTech students, marked the history of sailing by holding the world record for sailing speed in the large wing category from 1997 to 2007.
Launched in 1986 by sailing enthusiasts from ENSTA, the project aimed to demonstrate the potential of foils and rigid sails, in addition to establishing a speed record. Collaboration with the Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) and the Directorate of Naval Construction (DCN) enabled the project to come to fruition. After its baptism in June 1989, the catamaran based in Brest quickly exceeded 30 knots. Technical challenges related to flight stability have been overcome over the years, culminating in the establishment of a new record at 42.12 knots in 1997.
Inspired by Tabarly's Paul Ricard foiling trimaran, Techniques Avancées was a catamaran asymmetrical, the windward hull (starboard) being shorter than the leeward hull. Featuring two rigs and features inherited from her predecessor Crossbow II, the vessel was designed to exploit cutting-edge technologies such as foils, rigid sails and a carbon fiber hull.
The Techniques Avancées catamaran remains an emblematic figure of innovation in sailing. Its legacy lives on in the history of foiling catamarans, contributing to the constant evolution of high-performance sailing.
Project Hydrocontest X-ENSTA
With their different platforms such as their carbon catamaran, it was for two years in a row that a team of students from ENSTA and Polytechnique participated in the hydrocontest competition.
It is thus our closest relative with a reduced-size catamaran controlled remotely.
The energy boat challenge was created shortly after the end of the Hydrocontest. Our participation came about quite naturally.
Loaded with their knowledge, we are returning with a bigger boat, with a pilot, and augmented by artificial intelligence to participate in this new event!