Axolotl is a 36' cruiser-racer sailboat built by J Composites in Les Sables-D'olonne France and commissioned in Bristol Rhode Island. She is named after an endangered Mexican salamander. In the Aztec Nahuatl culture, Xolotl is the Aztec god of fire and lightning. They are popular in home aquariums and zoos and are also used in scientific research due to their ability to regenerate body parts. They became popular cultural icons in contemporary movies and video games. Axolotl is also a star in the constellation Cetus.