Here it is breaking the record: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZVIj5TUSKE" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZVIj5TUSKE</a>
The AC75 class is now going very fast as well with foils, over 50kts.<p>Just recently the 40kt barrier was broken by hydrofoil windsurfers. Fins still have a higher top end but the gap has been closing. I'm not sure what design change will enable foils to be just as fast or if they hit a wall.<p>I've personally done about 24kts on foil and similar on fin and in some cases it's a bit terrifying in more chop. Others are much faster than that.
If you think that Vestas looks bonkers, take a look at the current challengers.<p><a href="https://sp80.ch/" rel="nofollow">https://sp80.ch/</a><p><a href="https://syro.co/en/speed-record/" rel="nofollow">https://syro.co/en/speed-record/</a><p>The syroco design seems wildly unstable and just a simulation really. SP80 has a boat in the water