Giorgio Provinciali makes an important contribution to the SYZ & CO hydrofoil catamaran project as performance prediction and hydrodynamic appendices design manager.
A graduate of the Higher National School of Advanced Technology (ENSTA) in Paris, Giorgio Provinciali took a second engineering degree at the Milan Politecnico. In the course of his studies, he was involved in the “Advanced Technology” hydrofoil catamaran project which held the world speed record for class D sailboats from 1997 to 2007 achieving an average of more than 42 knots over 500 metres. He also took a traineeship with the VPLP Van Peteghem-Lauriot Prevost naval architecture practice where he developed a dynamic VPP (Velocity Performance Prediction) project as back-up for the competition multi-hull project.
Since 2000, Giorgio has been working as a consultant in hydrodynamics and performance prediction in cooperation with Michel Kermarec.
He was a member of the design teams responsible for the very latest competition trimarans of the VPLP practice: Bonduelle, Gitana XI, Groupama 2 et 3, Foncia, Géant, Sodebo or Banque Populaire Max.
Since 2001 he has been a member of the design teams in charge of the Italian challengers for the America’s Cup, i.e. the Prada and Luna Rossa boats, with special responsibility for performance prediction and experimental hydrodynamics (tests in dry dock and wind tunnel).
Since December 2007, Giorgio Provinciali has been a consultant to the Design Team of the US challenger BMW Oracle for the 33rd America’s Cup.
