Swiss pilots Mayeul van den Broek and Benoit Gaudiot sail the Swiss "SP80" futuristic boat on December 4, 2024, off the coast of Port-la-Nouvelle ahead of their attempt to break the world sailing speed record next year in south of France. Developed with the support of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL), this hybrid boat-aeroplane, the Swiss "SP80", aims to reach 80 knots (148 km/h) using only the power of the wind, due to profiled hulls, foil and a kite instead of a mast. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)