Funny that nobody mentioned it so far, but yes, you can do that indeed. And it is almost certainly even now already the fastest type of sailing. It is called ic

Funny that nobody mentioned it so far, but yes, you can do that indeed. And it is almost certainly even now already the fastest type of sailing. It is called ice-sailing :) Even hobbyists reach 80-100 km/h ice wind sailing. (Note though that technically no ground effect is involved)