SP80 has the world sailing speed record in its sights. The fledgling Swiss outfit has started building a new sailing boat designed to reach a blistering top speed of 80 knots and make history in the ...

For more than eight years, the world sailing speed record has remained unbroken. In November 2012, Australian Paul Larsen reached 65.45 knots (or 121 kilometers per hour/75 mph) in his Vesta ...

Company SP80 is trying to break the world record for the fastest sailboat. The fastest sailboat speed is currently 65.45 knots — SP80 is gunning for 80 knots, or 92 mph. The SP80 boat was displayed at ...

At the Monaco Yacht Show, surrounded by hundreds of huge new superyachts worth many billions of dollars, sits a slender, 33-foot-long trimaran. With sponsons on both sides that give it a beam of just ...

On 27 May 2025, the SP80 sailboat remarkably surpassed 100 km/h, registering a top speed of 58.261 kn (108 km/h). This makes SP80 the second-fastest sailboat ever recorded, just behind the current ...

Richard Mille-sponsored project SP80 has revealed its final boat design. The sailboat, which is towed by a large kite, looks to break the world sailing speed record currently set at 68.33 knots (79 ...

3D rendering of the SP80 sailing on water. (photo courtesy of SP80) Under construction at Persico Marine’s shipyard: bulkheads on the main hull. Photo courtesy of SP80 Fischer Connectors’ solutions ...

Ferrari has just unveiled a new limited series V12 – a sleek, sexy model based on the 812 Superfast sports car Richard Mille has partnered with Swiss boat maker SP80 to build a vessel that can reach ...

Australian sailor Paul Larsen rewrote the history books in November 2012, when he barreled along the water at speeds of 121kph (65.45 knots) off the coast of Namibia as skipper of the custom-built ...