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Kite-powered sailboat aims to become world's fastest this year

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How Fast Can Speed Boats Go? (And What Is The Current Record?)

A century ago, boats were the primary mode of long-haul international travel. Today, airplanes have taken center stage as they are safe, inexpensive, and way faster than an ocean liner thanks to their ...
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Gitana Team Unleashes 104-Foot-Long Trimaran That Has Every Offshore Sailing Speed Record In Its Sights

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 ...
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SP80 Kite-Powered Sailboat : How High-Altitude Kites are Breaking Speed Records

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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Kite-Powered Sailboat Aims to Conquer World Sailing Speed Record

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Kite-Powered Sailboat Aims to Become World's Fastest This Year

I got an inside look at SP80's kite-powered sailboat designed to break the world sailing speed record this year in Namibia. Jesse Orrall (he/him/his) is a Senior Video Producer for CNET. He covers ...