As my chapter as Simulator Team Lead at Alinghi Red Bull Racing for the 37th America’s Cup comes to a close, I’m incredibly proud of what our team achieved. We built what is likely one of the most advanced simulation platforms in professional sailing—a fully integrated environment at our Barcelona base, designed to accelerate yacht development, sharpen crew performance, and drive innovation across systems.
This facility was the result of a deep collaboration with Red Bull Racing & Red Bull Technology F1 team, and Red Bull Advanced Technologies, blending elite motorsport and sailing expertise into a singular engineering force. AI-powered workflows, high-fidelity physics, immersive crew interfaces—everything came together to reduce development cycles, lower risk, and push the performance ceiling further than ever. Simulation is no longer optional for organizations pursuing engineering excellence—it’s mandatory. In today’s competitive landscape, there is simply no alternative path to reaching the highest levels of performance. The pursuit of perfection in simulation—from high-fidelity physics models and AAA-level graphics to immersive and intuitive user experience and seamless real-world interactions—creates a foundation for success that cannot be replicated through any other means. Everything implemented on-board our racing yacht did transit through our simulator in the experts hands of our crew members.
The future of engineering lies in breaking down traditional disciplinary silos. The most exciting innovations are happening at the intersection of domains—where fluid dynamics meets structural engineering, where control systems inform mechanical design from the earliest stages, and where AI helps unify these perspectives.
The high-end expertise developed in elite sports simulation environments has applications far beyond competition, potentially transforming how we approach complex engineering challenges across industries. At Simulator In Motion, we’re excited to keep exploring how these capabilities can reshape how teams innovate—not just in elite sport, but across industry.
