Syroco vs SP80: The race to create the world's fastest sail boat

Two rival teams, Syroco in France and SP80 in Switzerland, are racing towards the same goal: to build the fastest sail boat ever.

(CNN) — 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 Sailrocket 2 in South Atlantic waters off the coast of Namibia. However, two rival teams, one in France and one in Switzerland, are now striving relentlessly towards the same goal: to create the fastest sailboat ever built.