‘Earthrace’, the world’s fastest eco-boat, has smashed the world speed record for a powerboat to circumnavigate the globe, completing the 24,000km journey in 60 days, 23 hours and 49 minutes.
The boat crossed the finish line in Sagunto on Friday 27 June and completed the journey using 10 per cent biofuel to demonstrate and draw global attention to the potential for alternative fuel sources. ‘Earthrace’ is a 24-metre tri-hull wavepiercer built in New Zealand, and the record attempt, run by a team of international volunteers from New Zealand, UK, Sweden, Guyana and Hungary, has been completed as a carbon neutral project. The vessel set off from Spain on April 27 in an attempt to challenge the world record that has remained unbroken since 1998, when it was set by the British boat, ‘Cable and Wireless Adventurer’. The finish in Spain by Earthrace was monitored by D Jaime Pérez López, Presidente de la Federación Territorial Motonaútica de la Comunidad Valenciana. ‘Earthrace’, a not for profit enterprise, has overcome many obstacles during its journey, the most challenging of which were the replacement of the boat’s driveshaft and propeller after hitting sea debris in Palau, encountering monsoon conditions in the India Ocean, and bypassing a massive backlog of ships waiting to transit the Panama Canal.’Earthrace’’s success has proved that any form of transport, including marine, can be non-damaging to the environment as well as being high performance.
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