I got an inside look at SP80's kite-powered sailboat designed to break the world sailing speed record this year in Namibia.

On Saturday 31 January at 6:30 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time), Quentin Debois broke the world record for crossing the ...

The call of the open Atlantic is about to get louder. On Tuesday, Jan. 6, Belgian skipper Quentin Debois is scheduled to depart Cadiz, Spain, on an ambitious solo attempt to break the world record for ...

PARIS (AP) — French skipper Thomas Coville set a new record for the fastest sail around the world, improving the previous mark by more than 12 hours when he won the Jules Verne Trophy on Sunday.

SP80 strives to break the World Sailing Speed Record of 65.45 knots with its spaceship design. We spoke to two of the co-founders and pilots of the kite-powered boat to learn what it's like to sail.

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 ...

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 ...

The 34-metre Baltic 111 Raven has rewritten the limits of monohull offshore performance, taking Monohull Line Honours, winning the IMA Transatlantic Trophy, and setting a new monohull race record in ...

Belgian skipper Quentin Debois departs Cadiz on Jan. 6 to chase a solo Atlantic record aboard a Mini 6.50, bound nonstop for the Bahamas. Courtesy Quentin Debois The call of the open Atlantic is about ...