Richard Mille-Sponsored SP80 ?Sea Rocket? To Break Records
This wind-powered sailboat is set to surpass world sailing speed records with an 80 knot run in Summer 2023.
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Image: SP80
Supported by Swiss watchmaking brand Richard Mille, the SP80 company revealed its final boat design last week on 5 April, dubbed the ?Sea Rocket?.
A team of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) engineers and students are on the quest to chase the world sailing speed record of 68.33 knots. The team strives to establish a new record through the combination of sailing, kitesurfing and engineering principles. The end goal is to demonstrate ?applications of a new set of tools in fast marine transport, offshore sailing and energy production?.
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For the past six months, Switzerland-based SP80 has been coordinating a critical stage with the construction of the ?Sea Rocket? sailboat. Likened to a spaceship, the boat is designed to reach 80 knots (150 km/h) with only the wind as its sole source of power.
Instead of a traditional sail, the Sea Rocket?s trimaran design uses a detached kite. The boat will be larger than the initial concept ? 10 metres long and seven metres wide ? and will feature a sleeker shape, as well as stretched, aggressive lines for a more stable structure.
Image: SP80
The Cockpit
The cockpit has room for two, where one will pilot the kite while the oth...
The post Richard Mille-Sponsored SP80 ?Sea Rocket? To Break Records appeared first on LUXUO.
Image: SP80
Supported by Swiss watchmaking brand Richard Mille, the SP80 company revealed its final boat design last week on 5 April, dubbed the ?Sea Rocket?.
A team of Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) engineers and students are on the quest to chase the world sailing speed record of 68.33 knots. The team strives to establish a new record through the combination of sailing, kitesurfing and engineering principles. The end goal is to demonstrate ?applications of a new set of tools in fast marine transport, offshore sailing and energy production?.
READ MORE: Fountaine Pajot?s Stunning New Starter Sail Cat
For the past six months, Switzerland-based SP80 has been coordinating a critical stage with the construction of the ?Sea Rocket? sailboat. Likened to a spaceship, the boat is designed to reach 80 knots (150 km/h) with only the wind as its sole source of power.
Instead of a traditional sail, the Sea Rocket?s trimaran design uses a detached kite. The boat will be larger than the initial concept ? 10 metres long and seven metres wide ? and will feature a sleeker shape, as well as stretched, aggressive lines for a more stable structure.
Image: SP80
The Cockpit
The cockpit has room for two, where one will pilot the kite while the oth...
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