This Trimaran Uses a Giant Kite to Hit Lightning-Fast Speeds, and It Could Break a Sailing Record
The SP80, a 40-foot carbon-fiber experimental boat, is using giant kite sail to propel it across the water at over 80 knots ...
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SP80 breaks the mythical 50-knots barrier
With a new top speed of 51+ knots (95 km/h), the SP80 boat joins the exclusive group of sailboats capable of surpassing the mythical 50-knot barrier. The team continues to make progress and aims to ...
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Making progress toward record speed
With a new top speed of 51.3 knots, the SP80 boat surpassed the mythical 50-knot barrier as it aims to break the world sailing speed record before the ...