How Do You Break the World Speed Sailing Record? SP80 Team.

Join us for a deep dive in to the World Speed sailing record attempt by a a Swiss team called SP80.

The current World Sailing Speed Record of 65.45knots was set by Paul Larsen on Sail Rocket 2 in 2012. 🚀

Will this new team break the record? They have an innovative kite design with a mission to record an average speed of 80 knots (148km/h) over 500 metres powered only by the wind. They’ll need to hit top speeds of between 85 and 90 knots.

The plan is to work through the kite sizes step by step from 15 square metres up to a huge 55 square metres to beat the record. They’ll be sailing in Leucate in the South of France where the Tramontana blows off the Pyrenees. They will be using a kite for power and lift and a foil to keep them anchored to the water.