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After showing you our boat for the World Sailing Speed Record, it’s time to tell you more about our kites! We’re joining forces with the Swiss brand Gin Kiteboarding to conceive tailored kites able to pull our boat to 80 knots (150km/h) by 2023. Big kites controlled with a wheel from a closed cockpit: the challenge is exciting !
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Gin Kiteboarding becomes SP80’s Official Supplier for the World Sailing Speed Record
Extraordinary kites for an extraordinary boat!
After launching its record-breaking project back in 2019 and beginning construction of the boat in 2021, SP80 is collaborating with Gin Kiteboarding to develop tailored kites.
The construction process: from pictures to the final boat (#3)
In this series of articles, we will show you the different production steps, from mold creations to the final assembly of parts, necessary to the construction of our record-breaking boat.
The construction process: from pictures to the final boat (#2)
In this series of articles, we will show you the different production steps, from mold creations to the final assembly of parts, necessary to the construction of our record-breaking boat.
The construction process: from pictures to the final boat (#1)
In this series of articles, we will show you the different production steps, from mold creations to the final assembly of parts, necessary to the construction of our record-breaking boat.
SP80 unveils final boat design in pursuit of the world sailing speed record
The “sea rocket” will be launched at the end of the year, with the first record attempts planned for the summer of 2023.
Finding our vision in an ocean of possibilities
In this article series, Xavier Lepercq, SP80 co-founder and technical manager, shares his thoughts on boat design, speed sailing, and the world speed record. Reaching 80 knots on the water with the wind as sole source of power is an incredible technical challenge. The pursuit to break the world speed record has led him to question architectural codes that are currently the standard within the sailing world.
Gin Kiteboarding becomes SP80’s Official Supplier for the World Sailing Speed Record
Extraordinary kites for an extraordinary boat!
After launching its record-breaking project back in 2019 and beginning construction of the boat in 2021, SP80 is collaborating with Gin Kiteboarding to develop tailored kites.
The construction process: from pictures to the final boat (#3)
In this series of articles, we will show you the different production steps, from mold creations to the final assembly of parts, necessary to the construction of our record-breaking boat.
The construction process: from pictures to the final boat (#2)
In this series of articles, we will show you the different production steps, from mold creations to the final assembly of parts, necessary to the construction of our record-breaking boat.
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