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Speed Record Challenge

Speed Record Challenge

Boats of all shapes and sizes that attempt to break world speed records using only the power of the wind.

Show news SP80's location for the world speed record
Leucate and Grand Narbonne are partnering up
Posted on 7 Apr 2023 PlanetSail: Premature end for Vendée Arctique
Vendée Arctique ends in an Icelandic park-up - in winds of 50kts plus - Matt Sheahan reports
Posted on 20 Jun 2022 Planet Sail Episode 19: Speed Freaks
Has the Mark Mills designed keelboat foiler Flying Nikka triggered the start of offshore foiling?
Posted on 30 May 2022 Planet Sail Episode 18: Speed Freaks
The wind-powered quest for speed on both water and land
Posted on 2 May 2022 SP80: final boat design for the world speed record
Spaceship-like sailboat has been designed to reach 80 knots
Posted on 5 Apr 2022
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    © SP80     SP80's final boat design for the world speed record unveiled
    © SP80     SP80's final boat design for the world speed record unveiled
    © SP80     SP80: the Swiss challenge to smash the current world sailing speed record in 2022
    © SP80     SP80: the Swiss challenge to smash the current world sailing speed record in 2022
    © SP80     SP80: the Swiss challenge to smash the current world sailing speed record in 2022
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