Enjoy some hairy onboard footage as this alien spaceship of a sailboat records the second-fastest speed in history. The outright record is now well within reach, and this outrageous kite-powered boat ...

The SP80 kite boat crossed the 100 kmh speed mark last week, reaching 108 kmh, or 67.1 mph. That makes it the second-fastest sailboat ever recorded, but the Swiss team still plans to pursue the record ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking sailboat could reshape the future of sustainable transportation. The SP80, a futuristic, kite-powered vessel designed by a Swiss engineering team, has just logged the second-fastest ...

Despite its smaller budget and unique design, the SP80 just passed the top speeds of some of the world’s fastest racing sailboats. The AC75 boat used in the America’s Cup reached 63.98 mph. Meanwhile, ...

French skipper Thomas Coville has set a new record for the fastest sail around the world. He improved the previous mark by ...

What if the future of sailing wasn’t just about breaking records, but also about reshaping how we think about speed and sustainability? Enter the SP80, a kite-powered sailboat with a bold mission: to ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Bill Springer would rather be on a superyacht. And he often is. I mean it. I literally gasped at my home computer when I saw all ...