Hattie Rogers (21) is the Team Captain and sailor and is studying Ship Science. She enjoys combining her sailing experience with the theory of sailing and dynamics. She specialises in Yacht and Small Craft, which is perfect for the SuMoth Challenge. Alongside university, Hattie sails the WASZP and on the WAZSP International Racehub rankings she is the top female in the world. She was also crowned 2021 WASZP Female National Champion and female European Slalom Champion in the same year. She is really enjoying this project, particularly for the important sustainability challenges that this project poses coupled with the fact she is hoping to transition into this International Moth Class in due course.

Louis Huchet (22) is the Team Logistics Officer and studying Ship Science. He loves the course as all our case studies and labs are related to boats! He started sailing when he was 5 and has not stopped since. He is from France and decided to study in the UK when he was 17 to study Ship Science so he can become a naval architect. His ambition for the future is to be able to keep improving performances of sailing boats while reducing their environmental impact. This project is therefore a perfect way of proving that competition can be done in a sustainable fashion!

Finlay Middlemiss (21) is the Team Communication Officer and is studying Ship Science. He enjoys being able to apply his knowledge to real life examples in the maritime environment. He has been a keen sailor from the age of 7 and found maths and physics to be his strongest subjects at school. This led him to choosing to study this degree at the University of Southampton. He is very aware and interested in the impacts that ship building has on the environment and therefore this project is excellent as it allows for him to find more sustainable practices for boat building.

Pin Hong Wong (24) is the Team Treasurer and is studying Aeronautical Engineering. Despite his degree title, the knowledge, and skills he learned from his degree are applicable to other engineering fields. He has a huge interest in sustainability and was previously involved in sustainability projects such as carbon auditing in secondary school and modelling vehicle traffic pollution in Southampton. While sailing across Cardiff Bay last summer which was his first and only sailing experience, he is ready to take on the challenge to assess and improve the sustainability of a sailing boat.

Edward Gilbert (21) is the Communication Officer with Finlay and is studying Mechanical Engineering. He loves the opportunities to get involved with subjects that may conventionally be a part of a more specialized stream of engineering. He is a keen water sportsman in many disciplines. He has been sailing dinghies since the age of 6, windsurfing since the age of 12 and more recently in the last year has taken a keen interest in yacht racing and is also an avid kayaker. This project is allowing him to learn key naval engineering skills while playing to his sailing interests and he is excited to focus on sustainability issues in a competitive environment.

Sebastian Tamon Haścilowicz (23) is the Team Sustainability Officer and studies Ship Science. His interests include boat design, hydrodynamics, and numerical modelling. He has loved sailing since 12 years old and exploring new places. For third year, he studied structural reliability analysis and he appreciates simple, reliable, and robust design. He is also very keen on improving sustainability in the small craft industry.

Although the team have been divided up into individual roles, it’s important to note they are all involved in the design and manufacture of the hull and written associated technical reports for this challenge.