HSV / SIMCENTER / America´s Cup Support Vessel

Helping America’s Cup entrants succeed Caponnetto Hueber provides innovative naval architecture solutions, fluid dynamics services and products for the maritime industry. The company employs cutting-edge methodologies and tools for naval architects, yacht designers, startups, shipyards and ship owners to improve design, performance and efficiency and reduce energy consumption and emissions. For over two decades, Mario […]

BGF45 and how Caponnetto Hueber and SIMCENTER helps revolutionize pleasure yachts world

Since its inception, the development of the pleasure yachting industry has always been incremental, based on trial and error and aesthetics. In the few cases where research was undertaken, the primary tool was the towing tank. Small-scale models were towed in large pools, measuring their resistance. A complex, time-consuming, and uncertain process was then required […]

Wind-Assisted Propulsion Performance Prediction Tool (WASP4) Project

Wind-assisted propulsion performance prediction tool for ships (WASP4) project We are pleased to announce Caponnetto Hueber’s participation in an innovative and ambitious naval project!  Within the framework of the Primary Project PP23 Gemelotec, Caponnetto Hueber is contributing to the development of advanced technologies for the digital twin of naval systems and ships with a wind-assisted […]

The BGF45 — World Premiere at the Cannes Yachting Festival

CAPONNETTO HUEBER PRESENTS THE BGF45: A NEW STANDARD IN EFFI-CIENT NAUTICAL DESIGN  Valencia, August 27, 2025 – Caponnetto Hueber, the innovation laboratory and technology con-sultancy specialized in fluid dynamics and efficient design for the nautical industry, officially an-nounces the launch of the BGF45, a revolutionary hydrofoil catamaran developed for Blue-game, a brand of the Sanlorenzo […]

2010 — BMW Oracle Wing Sail (AC33 Winner)

2010 — Hydrodynamic Workstreams Supporting the BMW Oracle Wing Sail Era (AC33)

During the 33rd America’s Cup cycle, Mario Caponnetto contributed to hydrodynamic assessment workstreams aligned with the BMW Oracle wing-sail platform — the configuration that ultimately won the Match. This milestone marked the shift toward aero-hydrodynamic integration in Cup design culture.

Partners:

BMW Oracle Racing

Project Type:

America’s Cup / Aero-Hydro Integration / Performance Engineering