There's a new team challenging the world sailing speed record, and it's using a kite-powered sailboat to do it. SP80 aims not only to surpass the current record of 68.3 knots, but it also plans to ...

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What we consider “speed” is actually our relative speed to the other boats around us. When trying to determine your speed, it helps to go through a short list of main factors to determine what’s ...

Sailing sounds like fun for many people, but its complexity keeps a lot of them away. What if you could feel like a sailing champion in no time? This incredible water toy boasts racing-inspired ...

When I first started sailing sportboats more than a decade ago, I was sailing a Melges 24, and our coach, Vince Brun, said, “The big difference between this boat and other keelboats is the skinny keel ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... After its debut in 2023, SailGP, an international grand prix-style close-to-shore catamaran sail race, returns to the Port of Los Angeles March 15-16 with ...

Nearly 10,000 fans gathered this past weekend to watch some of the world’s top sailors race past the Statue of Liberty, with the iconic New York City skyline as their backdrop. SailGP, a fast-growing ...

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 ...