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

French skipper Alain Thébault and his co-skipper Jacques Vincent, with their crew of four Americans, are nearing the halfway point in their attempt to beat the transpacific speed record from Los ...

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 ...

Since 1994, l’Hydroptère has dominated sea speed records. This boat is the brainchild of legendary sailor Éric Tabarly and skipper Alain Thébault. She was developed through aeronautical and naval ...

Launched in 1869, the Cutty Sark was the fastest sailing ship of its time. These days the clipper is a London tourist attraction. In its prime, when it dashed across the world carrying tea from China ...