Tag Archives: frenchman-alain

Something might have gone wrong here. Is it flying or sailing? Well, the answer is both. The flying feature allowed this boat to become the fastest boat in the record. It is called the Hydroptere. It is designed and made by Frenchman Alain Thebault. He has a vision to circumnavigate the world in 40 days. If he can make it, he will be cutting the the record of the Jules Verne novel “Around the World in 80″. The movie version has starred Jackie Chan. The Hypdroptere gets its speed from its underwater wings or the foil . It lifts the boat enabling it to fly. Thebault started this project 25 years ago and was even mocked by friends to be crazy. The Hydroptere is traveling at over 50 knots (over 100 km/h) over 500 meters and one nautical mile. Having this speed is really very dangerous. Thebault and his team has been planning to build to larger version ‘Hydroptere Maxi’ which can accommodate 10 sailors and it is one that they wold be using to circumnavigate the world in 40 days. They are estimating it to be finished in 2013. As of the moment, their team is planning to cross the Pacific Ocean in 3 days by 2011. Flying Boat To Navigate Around the Globe in 40 Days is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →