The Hydroptere, Fastest Racing Ship Ever Built
August 10, 2007
Normally traveling at 60mph on water would require a boat with a fairly powerful engine but traveling at those speeds in open water using just the wind can be a very difficult task. All that has changed with the introduction of France’s new Hydroptere, at 60-ft long it is the worlds fastest racing ship. The ship itself uses “wings” to effortlessly ride over the waves rather than crashing through them allowing for almost no drag and much faster speeds. The ship itself can travel at over 50 knots (58mph) and can rise 15ft out of the water with the uses of it carbon fiber ailerons (the arms that prop the boat up in the air). Currently the ship holds the one-mile and 500-meter speed records but hopefully with more tweaks to the design faster speed could eventually be possible
August 10th, 2007 | Tim Zastrow | 
One Response to “The Hydroptere, Fastest Racing Ship Ever Built”
Wow what a bad idea, I mean what the hell you gonna do when that thing flips and your a few thousand miles offshore?