What used to be a sedate "elite" competition between antique boats has embraced modernity with a vengeance. https://www.americascup.com/the-boats
Short version: Flying ships! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oracle_Team_USA_in_the_2013_America%27s_Cup.JPG
Long version: Wingsails, hydrofoils, computer-assisted design and simulation, space-age materials, fully-networked ships loaded with sensors and technology, big money, big data, 4x the speed of wind with 50 knots (92km/h, 58mph) expected normal…
https://www.sailingworld.com/the-foiling-ac75/
https://www.sailingworld.com/racing/exploring-the-generation-1-americas-cup-75/
It is no wonder that big players in maritime transport are looking into applying some of these tricks, in much the same way Formula 1 and Formula E technologies have become available in mass-produced cars.
https://www.wired.com/story/massive-sails-power-ships-like-never-before/
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/zero-emission-hydrofoil-containership-unveiled/
And it's low-pollution too! P-}
The future of sailing unfolds on the proving grounds of the America's Cup
byu/sg_plumber inFuturology