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There is a class that is growing rapidly because it brings together two very powerful worlds: the purity of one-design racing and the intensity of foiling. It is called Switch, a single-handed foiling dinghy designed to deliver speed, control and accessibility in a format that is technical, yet easy to understand.
Full carbon, a lightweight platform, three rigs and take-off in little wind: a boat built to fly. But above all, built to create a class.
Here, though, the point is not just speed. Because it is a singlehanded boat, everything depends on the helm. No crew, no shared roles, no possibility of dividing interpretations or sensations. The difference comes from balance, setup, pressure, ride-height control and precision in manoeuvres.
Switch is a high-performance one-design class, 3.9 metres long and 2.25 metres wide, with a platform weighing around 25 kg, three rigs and take-off from as little as 6 knots of wind.
The 2026 calendar of the Italian class includes events in Caprera, Campione, Torbole, Dongo and Cagliari, with the Italian Championship in Punta Ala, scheduled from 9 to 11 October.
The season has already got underway on the race course between Caprera and the Gulf of Arzachena, where the first Grand Prix of the year was held from 20 to 22 March. It was an important opening event, both for the technical level and for the international participation: around thirty helms from several European countries, as well as Canada, were on the water.
In Caprera, 10 races were completed over three days in variable conditions. From a sporting point of view, the event was won in the 7.5 class by Antonia Schulteis, ahead of Camilla Svensson and Maria Vittoria Marchesini. In the 8.5 class, Matteo Paulon came out on top, with Max Antoniazzi second and Checco Bruni, Luna Rossa’s helmsman, third. Bruni also won the Master category, while the Under 21 title went to Andreas Svensson.
Within this setting comes the project with Mattia Cesana, one of the most interesting reference points in the class and SLAM’s foiling face.
His path tells the story well of what it means to sail a Switch: sensitivity, control and the ability to adapt to a boat that amplifies every input. SLAM supports him in this development, using experiences like his to help evolve its foiling line.
It is a process that starts on the race course, from hours spent on the water and from a very clear need: garments that are not only protective, but become an active part of performance.
The most advanced reference for “flying” disciplines is the Foil Aeroset, one of the garments developed together with two-time Olympic champions Ruggero Tita and Caterina Banti as part of a system designed for high-speed sailing. It features aerodynamic fabrics tested in the wind tunnel, a close-fitting construction and on-body stability engineered to reduce turbulence when apparent wind increases.
In a boat like the Switch, where the helm is alone and every change in trim is felt immediately, a garment like this is not just protection: it becomes part of the precision with which you sail. More than simple technical apparel, these are tools created to support a kind of sailing in which speed, sensitivity and control must remain in constant balance.
Switch is appealing because it is fast, but above all because it is direct. It keeps the logic of one-design racing and brings it into the foiling world, where everything becomes more sensitive and more immediate.
There is no filter. There is no room to hide. There is a helm, a boat and a line to find. And that is exactly where the SLAM project finds its place: in a kind of sailing that looks ahead, built on innovation, precision and pure feel.
Foil Aero Top ist das technisch fortschrittlichste Kleidungsstück, das wir je für das Foiling entwickelt haben. Entstanden aus der Zusammenarbeit mit den olympischen Athleten Tita–Banti, verwendet es aerodynamische, im Windkanal getestete Materialien, um Turbulenzen zu reduzieren und auch bei sehr hohen Geschwindigkeiten stabil am Körper zu bleiben.
Foil Aero Bib ist die aerodynamische Salopette, entwickelt für Segler, die auf Foil-Booten mit extrem hohen Geschwindigkeiten unterwegs sind. Kompression, Stabilität und Schutz arbeiten zusammen, um den Körper zu unterstützen und den Luftwiderstand zu reduzieren, wenn man vollständig dem Luftstrom ausgesetzt ist.
Die OD-Kapuzenjacke bietet ein minimalistisches Design mit einer hohen Schutzleistung: genau das, was die nächste Generation von Seglern sucht. Ob bei Regatten an Bord von One-Designs oder beim Foilen, diese Jacke ist auch perfekt für Tage im Hafen oder in der Stadt. Sie ist wasserdicht und atmungsaktiv, verfügt über eine ergonomische, abnehmbare Kapuze, verstellbare Klettverschlüsse an den Ärmeln und zwei große Fronttaschen für die wichtigsten Dinge. Dank ihrer Leichtigkeit und Strapazierfähigkeit ist sie eine ideale Wahl. ENTDECKEN SIE MEHR ÜBER DIESES PRODUKT
Das OD Funktions-Kapuzen-T-Shirt schützt Euch bei unterschiedlichsten Wetterbedingungen. Für Trainingstage oder Regatten verfügt es über eine integrierte hochgeschlossene Kapuze, die in drei Varianten umgewandelt werden kann. Das multitalentierte Shirt ist leicht und atmungsaktiv und besteht aus recyceltem Stretchmaterial, das winddicht und langlebig ist: perfekt für Ausflüge bei warmem, sonnigem Wetter.
