The World's Fastest Boat

This is the world’s fastest boat. It could go 317 mph or 511 km/h! This kind of boat is called a jet hydroplane. Here’s how it works…

These boats are wild... and also dangerous. That's why nobody has broken the world record set back in 1978. But it’s our obsession with speed that pushes us to build faster cars, planes, and boats. And I'm fascinated by the engineering behind that - so I’m actually working on a longer episode all about how the world’s fastest boats go so fast.

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[mrguitar]

They should make a formula 1 on water now

[im_just_vidu]

"Too much air means it could " 😂

[figo]

Cool but, those who have the audacity to sit in an advanced raft with a jet-fueled engine capable of going up to 3000 horsepower, have my eternal respect…

[deepaktripathi]

"It could buaah!!"😂, so this expression is universal 😅

[Homer-OJ-Simpson]

I have to say that this channel is perhaps the best at using shorts to compliment longer form videos. I don’t like TikTok for a number of reasons (it’s only short videos and the recommendations keep you in a bubble) but short form videos like this are amazing. A taste of the longer video with occasional random short that is interesting but not related to a longer video

[justadummy]

Formula 1 cars aren’t built to go fast in a straight line, they’re built to go fast around corners (primarily)

[HELLCAT]

No matter how bad my day is going, all it takes is any Cleo Abrams short to turn my worst day into a complete amazing week coming ahead for me👍🏼😁
Thats quite an impressive 1 to 7 success ratio btw😎🌅

[MasterArkannor]

We are really stretching "boat" now. Just make a jet fighter that drags a wheel in the water😄

[cmeister]

I love hydroplanes. We use to see them race every year in Detroit off the Detroit river.

[Monkeydluffy]

Love your videos your are very enthusiastic and provide good information ❤.

[eriakup]

Hey Cleo!!! Where's the longer version of how the fastest boats actually work 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[michaelstrom]

I love hydroplanes. I used to work in the pits of various races. The races teams are all super nice people and super generous with their time.

[BruceNewhouse]

The ehhhererer sound is my new cell phone ringtone.

[paczki]

These guys clearly haven't seen me in a canoe, I would smoke it in a race

[RadityaPramanaPutra]

Imagine a world championship for boat racing one day later.

[stormrunner]

To much air means that you now have a plane that doesn’t have any wings

[gdabbott]

"Hit 300 and Smile" was a great docco on the Spirit of Australia, apparently named after the dymo label on top of Warby's dash

[guytangzz]

Talking about fastest boats and sailboats: Go check SP80, chasing the world sailing speed record!!! 🚀

[timmysutton]

Had an annual race every year in the 80-90s at Pearl Harbor. Was awesome as a kid to see those take off. Usually no one got hurt.

[prhfuturetech]

I'm planning on building an intercontinental yacht. We want it to be capable of achieving speeds above 55 knots. Your long form video would be a great asset to a boat builder like myself.