It was in March last year that SEAir, the designer of flying sailing and motor boats, was awarded a new prize (7 in only 2 years!), that of the prestigious competition SOFLAB « Le Cercle de l’Arbalète » of the French Army Special Forces. An innovation prize coveted by 250 start-ups. Since then it has followed a series of tests to enable the Marine Nationale and the Special Forces to discover the advantages of navigating with retractable and servo-controlled foils.

It was in March last year that SEAir, the designer of flying sailing and motor boats, was awarded a new prize (7 in only 2 years!), that of the prestigious competition SOFLAB « Le Cercle de l’Arbalète » of the French Army Special Forces. An innovation prize coveted by 250 start-ups. Since then it has followed a series of tests to enable the Marine Nationale and the Special Forces to discover the advantages of navigating with retractable and servo-controlled foils.

seair makes sillinger rib fly euronaval 2018 The Sillinger AirShark 765 by SEAir

For these men and women who assure our safety, nothing should be left to chance, the reliability of state-of-the art technology is primordial. A threshold requirement that did not scare SEAir, on the contrary the only company in the world that knows how to make RIBs fly particularly loves this type of challenge. Since its birth, more than one year ago, the FlyingRIB© no longer has to prove its advantages in terms of navigation. Today Sillinger and its clientele love it for its simplicity to pilot, its comfort, its discretion (wake and engine noise reduced), its speed (top speed of 46kts), and its autonomy (operating range increased due to a fuel consumption saving of 30%).

A major player with the intervention and safety forces over all the seas of the globe, Sillinger has been the leader for more than 55 years in the supply of pliable and semi-rigid boats, it is developing today, thanks to SEAir, the largest flying semi-rigid ever made : the AirShark 765. A revolutionary technology at the service of the armed forces and professionals (gendarmerie, police, customs, maritime affairs, rescue, firemen…) who are already looking forward to optimizing their performance in the field.

What better show than the Euronaval, which this year celebrates 50 years of naval innovation, to put this new collaboration in the spotlight! The Sillinger AirShark 765 by SEAir is on show from the 23rd to the 26th of October at Le Bourget- Paris, on the Sillinger stand N°2B H42. The SEAir team is also present on two other stands: C-041 of BPN (Bretagne Pôle Naval) and that of the Startups. SEAir is also hosting a conference on flying boats and their benefits.

The SME from Lorient has the wind in its sails, as it will also be present on the 4th of November in St Malo navigating the FlyingRIB, the first flying RIB to follow the start of a race (ed note: the Route du Rhum – Destination Guadeloupe). Good news for the company that is committed in its position as the equipper of the « flight » function of boats in France and Internationally.