"Sovereign of the Seas", 1852, 258 ft, the fastest and longest ship yet built when she was launched in New York, designed and built by Donald Mackay, America's foremost clipper designer. On her maiden voyage, she sailed New York to San Francisco in 103 days.

2023年10月6日 · The current world sailing speed record has stood for a little over a decade at 65.37 knots (75.23 mph/121.06 km/h), set by Paul Larsen in the Vestas Sailrocket II back in 2012.

2013年6月18日 · The same day as the backflip, SailRocket became the world’s fastest boat, as opposed to board, at a speed of 47.3 knots.

2024年9月30日 · The World’s Fastest Sailing Boat holds the record for the fastest speed achieved by a wind-powered vessel. Reaching speeds over 80 knots, this innovative sailboat combines hydrofoiling technology with a highly aerodynamic design to slash through water.

2022年4月6日 · It's been nearly a decade since Sailrocket set a new record to become the world's fastest sailboat. Now two teams are hoping to set a new record with their radical designs, Mark Chisnell...

But which sailboats are known to be the fastest? Each style of sailboat has its advantages that make it fast. The V.O 60, X-Yachts X4.0, and Beneteau Oceanis 30.1 are great examples of fast monohull boats. For multihull boats, Rapido 60 (Trimaran), Dragonfly 40 (Trimaran), and ICE Cat 61 (Catamaran) are some of the fastest in that category.

2022年6月16日 · In 1972 Crossbow claimed the record for the world’s fastest yacht at 26.3 knots. Coleman would set another two records in the boat in 1973 (29.30 knots) and 1975 (31.10 knots).

2021年1月15日 · Based in the port city of Marseilles, maritime technology startup Syroco is working on a wind-powered boat able to break the 80 knots barrier, equivalent to 150 …

shattering the world sailing speed record Starting with a dream, we built a boat capable of sailing at 80 knots (150kph) solely powered by the wind. With this unique boat, we are breaking the codes to invent sailboats of tomorrow.

2021年4月28日 · The world-record sailing speed is currently 121kph. A group of engineers based in Switzerland want to set a new record of 150kph! And their invention could revolutionise freight transport.