The UIM-sanctioned E1 World Championship is rewriting marine motorsport as the planet's first all-electric powerboat series. Purpose-built RaceBird hydrofoils- 7.3m craft that lift clear of the chop and touch 50kn as their 150kW motors draw from 35 kWh Kreisel batteries- race in downtown harbors from Jeddah to Monaco and Miami.
Star-powered ownership underscores the commercial draw: teams backed by LeBron James, Tom Brady, Sergio Pérez, and Rafael Nadal have already joined the grid, putting mainstream spotlight on a championship designed to accelerate clean-marine tech adoption. Each venue installs rapid-charge docks that stay on-site after race week, seeding electric infrastructure for local fleets and signaling a permanent legacy.
For investors, E1 offers a scarcity play at the intersection of sport, sustainability, and waterfront placemaking- media rights, city-host fees, and OEM technology partnerships roll into a model reminiscent of Formula E’s early growth curve, but on water. With Season 01 underway and additional franchises still available, the series is now structuring its next capital tranche to scale teams, broadcast reach, and global calendar.
