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WORLD FIRSTS & RECORDS

Every claim below is a dated, verifiable achievement, not a marketing superlative. Where a figure is stated, it's the real one.

September 2013 Cape Sounio to Santorini

Aegean EcoRunner: lightest commercial boat

In September 2013, Trygons designed and built what was, at the time, the lightest commercial boat ever constructed. Running a standard outboard, it covered Cape Sounio to Santorini burning barely 0.23 litres of fuel per nautical mile, more than twice as efficient as the previous record.

The Aegean EcoRunner running open water toward Santorini during the September 2013 record crossing
June 2007 Spetses

Herbert Nitsch freediving world record

World champion Herbert Nitsch descended to 214 metres on a single breath, 30 metres deeper than the previous record. The diving sled and safety system used were designed and manufactured by Trygons.

Herbert Nitsch descending on the Trygons-built diving sled

14-metre full carbon-fibre RIB

A 14-metre full carbon-fibre RIB built with single-shot infusion, complete at roughly 1 tonne: 30% lighter than an equivalent polyester resin-infused hull, and 65% lighter than an equivalent hand-laid-up hull.

Carbon-fibre Ankle-Foot Orthosis

A full carbon-fibre in-shoe Ankle-Foot Orthosis (AFO) with an integrated spring feature, for orthopaedic use.

Carbon-fibre hand-luggage filming studio

A 100% carbon-fibre hand-luggage filming studio, made by closed-mould infusion, weighing merely 1,400 grams, with four integrated carbon-fibre shelves.

First full-carbon single-piece sunglasses

The first full-carbon (rather than carbon-look) single-piece sunglasses, made by press moulding with integrated hinges.