WTF | Breaking the World Sailing Speed Record

This kite powered sailboat is out to smash the world sailing speed record. The record that the SP80 team is aiming at has three rules set by the world sailing speed record council. The record holder must reach the highest average speed over 500 m, have at least one person on board, and use only the wind as their source of energy.With those rules in mind, the SP80 team came up with this design that some might say looks more like a spaceship than a sailboat. The team opted to make their boat a triaran, meanin ...