"What a performance!" Groundbreaking kite-powered sailboat achieves mind-blowing speed: 'A major milestone' first appeared on The Cool Down.

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The fastest sailboat speed is currently 65.45 knots — SP80 is gunning for 80 knots, or 92 mph. ... Underneath the boat is a uniquely slanted hydrofoil, ...

Over his long career making boats go as fast as humanly possible, Matt Gotrel has done all kinds of grueling jobs. In the Olympics, he rowed them to the brink of collapse to win gold for Great ...

Areté finished the 298-mile Port Huron-to-Mackinac Island Sailboat Race at 11:14 a.m. July 17, 2016, shattering its own ...

An eye-catching kite boat has smashed the 100 kph barrier to become the second-fastest sailboat ever. The SP80 reached a top speed of over 58 knots, or 108 kph, making for a new personal best. The ...

L aunched in 1869, the Cutty Sark was the fastest sailing ship of its time. These days the clipper is a London tourist attraction. In its prime, when it dashed across the world carrying tea from ...

The P-12 is the world's fastest and longest-range electric passenger vessel, and it achieves this feat via an ultra-efficient electric C-Pod propulsion system and hydrofoil technology to vastly ...

Hydrofoils lift their hulls out of the water at speeds, relying on extended struts (the foils) for control. This reduces drag, which, in the case of the Nova, contributes to an 80% cut in energy ...

The P-12 is the world's fastest and longest-range electric passenger vessel, and it achieves this feat via an ultra-efficient electric C-Pod propulsion system and hydrofoil technology to vastly ...