The coolest record breaking boats

by Toby Heppell, Yachting World
While hyper-luxury superyachts are clearly cool to look at (and would be very cool to own), there’s no denying that speed is cool and this collection of record breaking boats selected by pro sailors and industry experts shows the diverse range of record breaking that can be done on the ocean.

Monohull, multihulls, and one-off asymmetric speedsters all feature here. Of course technology moves on, so what was once a super high-tech record breaker is often overtaken by the latest technology, that makes it all the more impressive that some of these boats have held their record for many years. – Full report