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Kite-powered sailboat aims to break world speed record

Mashable · 18 days ago
Mashable
Mashable
18 days ago

The SP80 team is aiming to smash the world sailing speed record and set a new one of over 80 knots. We interviewed the CEO (who's also one of the pilots) to learn about how the team's boat works and what it's like to sail.

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  • SP80 is developing a kite-powered trimaran to break the world sailing speed record.
  • The boat uses a superventilating hydrofoil and a large kite for speed and stability. 1m 21s
  • The current record is 65.45 knots, and SP80 aims to exceed 80 knots using only wind power. 3m 2s
  • The team plans to adapt their technology for other industries after the record attempt. 3m 33s
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