The aim of the initiative and the purpose of the “Thousand and One Sail Cup®” association is the dissemination and promotion of Naval Architecture, at Italian and foreign universities, through new ways of understanding Education, stimulating Research and, consequently, making Innovation in the field of Nautical Design.

To achieve this goal, it was decided to have students compete under the aegis of their own university; in this way, professors are stimulated to follow and organize the work together with students, creating a professional; not scholastic, collaboration.
Hence, professors and students working as equals (training) for a common purpose that requires research activities to find the best design compromise (design) to bring the most innovative boat to the water, with the goal, if possible, of winning the “1001VELAcup® Challenge Trophy. This is the essence of our project.