DS Automobiles SailGP Team France

The F50 is directly inspired by the America's Cup AC50 and continues its philosophy: to go faster than the wind through planing.

Cnstructed from carbon fibre, 15 metres long and 8.8 metres wide, it features a rigid 24-metre mast and can reach speeds in excess of 100 km/h in foil.

In summary:

•  Technological heir to the AC50
•  15 m long, 8.8 m wide
•  High-performance carbon fibre
•  24 m rigid mast
•  Top speed: 52+ knots (100 km/h)
•  Standardised platform for all nations

Designed for pure speed, in the hands of the France team it became the symbol of extreme engineering, echoing DS Automobiles avant-garde.

Driving an F50 requires absolute precision and perfect coordination between the six crew members.

Each role is meticulous: adjusting the foils, controlling the rigid rigging, making instant tactical decisions, managing the live data flow.

On this flying boat, the human being is key:

• reading the wind to the hundredth of a second,
• perfect synchronisation of manoeuvres,
• decisions taken at very high speed,
• mastery of extreme situations.

A world where performance is born from the union of cutting-edge technology and human expertise — a natural parallel with DS Automobiles's values of excellence.

SailGP makes environmental responsibility a central issue with its Impact League, and the F50 fully embodies this approach.

Each development aims to reduce the sport’s environmental footprint while increasing energy efficiency: optimised materials, simpler on-board systems, intelligent use of data to limit losses and maximise the efficiency of manoeuvres.

For DS Automobiles, this vision echoes its own commitment:

• innovating for cleaner mobility,
• designing with greater energy limitations,
• relying on competition as an accelerator of technology useful for the road,
• Advancing a sustainable and elegant vision of performance.

The F50 thus becomes a unique learning tool for coming up with responsible mobility for tomorrow.