And now for something completely different

 

How to set the sailboat speed record?

 

 

Separate the sail from the boat and fly it as a kite instead.

 

They haven’t actually built it yet.  This is an animation of what they expect to do.  They’re looking to go 80 knots (92 mph) with this concept!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWnjnuqoKaI

 

I hope Americas Cup doesn’t hear about this.  This is exciting, but I kind of like the grace of the old boats that stay in the water like they used to; something we all still recognize as sailboats.

 

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