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SPEEDDREAM, a prototype of what aims to be the world's fastest sailboat, reaches across Rockland Harbor. Note the bulb keel!

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Exclusive: First Tests of “World’s Fastest Sailboat”

10/18/2012 - We saw Vlad Murnikov's drawings. We heard Cam Lewis was going to be skipper. We witnessed the build underway at Lyman-Morse Boatbuilding. But we didn't know for sure if the Speed Dream racing project would ever really take off, or if it would be another yacht designer's dream stuck on… SEE MORE

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Video: Speed Dream’s First Test Sail

10/29/2012 - [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itQMXpynsm8[/embed] Though it was somewhat short-lived, Speed Dream’s first official test sail, in relatively light southerly breezes October 17 in Rockland Harbor, proved that the 27-foot prototype was capable of significant speeds even in light air. Here is a short video I shot of the yacht’s first few tacks. It's… SEE MORE