Sophi Horne: From Seabird to Racebird
Founder and Chairman of Seabird Technologies, Sophi Horne is behind the design of the Racebird, the world?s first electric foiling raceboat, which is being used by all teams in the 2024 E1 World Championship.
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Sophie Horne
How did you become involved with designing the Racebird for the E1 World Championship, the latest electric-vehicle racing series created by Alejandro Agag following Formula E and Extreme E"
I?ve been in the industry for over a decade. One of my early design jobs was with a superyacht charter and management company. At first, I was involved in the interiors of the yachts for refits. However, my boss saw some exterior sketches I did during my free time and said he saw a future for me in this direction, although I never believed I would design for myself one day. He introduced me to naval architects who invited me to tender for yacht designs, which was a good introduction.
I then continued my education and studied in Norway. Oslo is known as the capital of electric vehicles, so I saw the transition to electric cars and the move to electric in the marine industry. At the same time, Uber and the sharing platforms started. Blending all this together, I had the idea of trying to make boats more available and to produce an electric boat, so I started Seabird Technologies.
With a single Mercury Racing E1-X electric outboard, the 23ft Racebird has a 150kW peak output plus 35kWh b...
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Sophie Horne
How did you become involved with designing the Racebird for the E1 World Championship, the latest electric-vehicle racing series created by Alejandro Agag following Formula E and Extreme E"
I?ve been in the industry for over a decade. One of my early design jobs was with a superyacht charter and management company. At first, I was involved in the interiors of the yachts for refits. However, my boss saw some exterior sketches I did during my free time and said he saw a future for me in this direction, although I never believed I would design for myself one day. He introduced me to naval architects who invited me to tender for yacht designs, which was a good introduction.
I then continued my education and studied in Norway. Oslo is known as the capital of electric vehicles, so I saw the transition to electric cars and the move to electric in the marine industry. At the same time, Uber and the sharing platforms started. Blending all this together, I had the idea of trying to make boats more available and to produce an electric boat, so I started Seabird Technologies.
With a single Mercury Racing E1-X electric outboard, the 23ft Racebird has a 150kW peak output plus 35kWh b...
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