A slender white boat that looks like a horizontal rocketship
The SP80 boat
  • Company SP80 is trying to break the world record for the fastest sailboat.
  • The fastest sailboat speed is currently 65.45 knots — SP80 is gunning for 80 knots, or 92 mph.
  • The SP80 boat was displayed at this year's Monaco Yacht Show.

With its slender frame, white exterior, and extraterrestrial vibe, SP80 is looking to break the record for the world's fastest sailboat.

Although the SP80 boat, displayed "ready-to-sail" for the first time this year's Monaco Yacht Show, looks like it would be powered by rocket fuel, a giant kite pulls the vessel along with the wind, Laura Manon, a spokesperson for SP80, told Insider.