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+ R/C AC75 project — heading for the America's Cup in Naples 2027

From the drawing board to a following wind.

Foilia . AC75 RC modelScroll >

+ 01 — The project

A scale AC75. That really flies.

Foilia is a radio-controlled model of an AC75, the America's Cup boat: it lifts out of the water and flies on its foils.

Born as a degree thesis. The next goal: bringing it to the 2027 America's Cup in Naples.

+ 02 — The route

From a thesis to the America's Cup.

  1. 01.2025

    The thesis

    Designing and building a scale AC75.

  2. 06–10.2025

    The boatyard

    3D printing and carbon fibre. In October, graduation.

  3. 05–06.2026

    First flight

    Towed at 6–7 km/h, it lifts off the water.

  4. 09–10.2026

    Under sail

    First take-offs. Flight controller and carbon rudder.

  5. 2027

    America's Cup

    Stable flight on a single foil, at the America's Cup in Naples.

+ 03 — Spec sheet

Key numbers

+ 04 — Flight simulation

On the foils or in the water.

Foiling, Foilia flies 11 cm above the water with one arm raised. In displacement mode it floats like a normal boat.

Hull height
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Cant arms port / stbd
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+ 05 — The process

Handmade, piece by piece.

  1. 01 — 3D printing

    Hull and parts printed and finished.

  2. 02 — Carbon

    Foils and cant arms laminated in carbon fibre.

  3. 03 — Electronics

    Sensors and control that keep the boat flying.

  4. 04 — On the water

    Tests, mistakes, fixes. And back on the water.

+ 06 — Upcoming events

Come and see it

  • Event
    CES Unveiled Milan
    Where
    Allianz MiCo, Milano
    When
    21 October 2026
    With
    Guests of oengineering

    The first Italian stop on the Road to CES, ahead of CES 2027 in Las Vegas. Foilia is a guest of oengineering: come and see the boat up close.

All events

+ 07 — Who's behind it

Hi, I'm Edoardo and I make things fly.

Edoardo Bocchini · Designer (and more)

I'm a designer, but drawing isn't enough for me: I want to see ideas take flight. With Foilia I took a degree thesis off the page, through 3D printing, carbon fibre and electronics, until it lifted off the water. Now the course is set for the America's Cup in Naples 2027, and I'm looking for crewmates who believe in the same idea.

About me

+ 08 — Come aboard

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