A groundbreaking sailboat could reshape the future of sustainable transportation. The SP80, a futuristic, kite-powered vessel designed by a Swiss engineering team, has just logged the second-fastest ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This video shows what it’s like to approach the mythical 54-knot (62.1 mph, 100 kmh) speed barrier, considered the supersonic ...

Seawing made headlines a few years back as the first and only automated kite sailing system in the world. Developed by the French startup Airseas, it proposed a unique mechanism for harnessing the ...

But Larsen was using a sail on a mast, and two teams now believe they'll smash that record using kites instead. Why kites? Well, when you start generating huge power from a sail attached to a mast ...

It looks like kites are taking off in the marine industry. Silent Yachts, whose solar-powered fleet continues to grow apace, has just unveiled a new catamaran that uses a giant kite to generate even ...

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, ...

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