For more than eight years, the world sailing speed record has remained unbroken. In November 2012, Australian Paul Larsen reached 65.45 knots (or 121 kilometers per hour/75 mph) in his Vesta ...

As for Syroco, well, it almost feels silly calling this thing a boat at all. The team calls it a "weightless yacht," but effectively it's a kite on a line running more or less straight down into the ...

Syroco's approach is entirely different, and it looks completely bonkers. It's a "weightless boat" that looks a bit like a speared fish flying along over the water. One side of that spear are the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a ...

Syroco: Named after the Mediterranean sirocco wind, French startup Syroco is working on a wind-powered boat designed to break the 80 knots speed barrier (around 150 kph).

A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a world record kite-surfing holder and a tech veteran, says its boat, ...

A French startup doesn’t want to just beat the current speed record for a sailboat. It wants to crush it. Syroco, launched by a world record kite-surfing holder and a tech veteran, says its boat, ...